Hashimoto's encephalopathy in a 10-year-old girl

V Shobi Anandi, Shaila Bhattacharyya, Bidisha Banerjee

Thyroid Research and Practice 2017 14(2):89-91

Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is a rare but probably an unrecognized and underdiagnosed condition in children. Early diagnosis is critical since these patients respond dramatically to corticosteroid therapy. The diagnosis of HE requires a strong clinical suspicion along with a triad of positive antithyroid antibodies, encephalopathy not explained by another etiology, and a response to corticosteroids. We report the case of a 10-year-old female child with HE and review the literature.

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