A Patient of Thyroid Storm with Neurological Manifestations and MRI Abnormalities.
- Author:
Young Do KIM
1
;
In Serk PARK
;
In Uk SONG
;
Joong Seok KIM
;
Yeong In KIM
;
Kwang Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. nuyikim@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thyrotoxicosis autoimmune encephalopathy;
Thyroid storm;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Brain;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*;
Neuroimaging;
Neurologic Manifestations*;
Thyroid Crisis*;
Thyroid Gland*;
Thyrotoxicosis
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2007;25(3):386-389
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Thyrotoxicosis autoimmune encephalopathy (TAE) and Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) are steroid responsive disorders of persistent or relapsing neurological or neuropsychological deficits associated with elevated serum concentrations of an antithyroid antibody. Most patients with TAE or HE are reported to have normal brain imaging findings at the time of presentation. We report here a rare case of TAE in whom brain MRI abnormalities were associated with clinical manifestations of thyroid storm.
