Hashimoto encephalopathy: management

Evidence-based neurology checklist on hashimoto encephalopathy: management: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis The protein is elevated in most cases Oligoclonal bands (OCBs) are frequently present Electroencephalogram (EEG) Thyroid function Magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) brain Single photon…

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis

  • The protein is elevated in most cases
  • Oligoclonal bands (OCBs) are frequently present

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Thyroid function

Magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) brain

Single photon emission CT (SPECT)

MRI differential diagnosis

Treatment

Synonyms

References

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  4. Warren CL, Sawhney IMS. Encephalopathy with hypothyroidism. J R Soc Med 2004; 97:287–288.
  5. Kalita J, Misra UK, Rathore C, Pradhan PK, Das BK. Hashimoto's encephalopathy: clinical, SPECT and neurophysiological data. QJM 2003; 96:455-457.
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