Hashimoto Encephalopathy in Case of Progressive Cognitive Impairment; a Case Report
EMERGENCY ,
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2014),
3 Mordad 2014
,
Page pp. 144-146
https://doi.org/10.22037/emergency.v2i3.6761
Abstract
Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is a rare condition characterized by atypical psychiatric and heterogeneous neurological manifestations such as acute cerebral ischemia, seizure, tremors, myoclonus, psychosis, depression, cognitive disorders, and fluctuating loss of consciousness. Here, a case of 28 year-old man was reported who referred to the emergency department (ED) with different acute neurologic disorders and final diagnose of HE.
- Encephalopathy
- unconsciousness
- cognition disorders
- immunoglobulins
- thyroid-stimulating
- neurologic Manifestations
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