The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2007 , Vol 49 , Num 2
Hashimoto's encephalopathy in a ten-year-old girl
1Department of Pediatrics, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey2Department of Pediatrics, İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey Kara B, Demirkol-Soysal D, Kabataş-Eryılmaz S, Karaböcüoğlu M, Darendeliler F, Çalışkan M. Hashimoto's encephalopathy in a ten-year-old girl. Turk J Pediatr 2007; 49: 215-217.
Hashimoto's encephalopathy is a steroid-responsive, relapsing or progressive encephalopathy associated with thyroid autoantibodies. Age at presentation varies from 10 to 78 years. In children, Hashimoto's encephalopathy is rare, and seizures, confusion and hallucinations are the most commonly described features. We report a 10-year-old girl with the diagnosis of Hashimoto's encephalopathy and review the literature.
Keywords : Hashimoto's encephalopathy, thyroid autoantibodies, status epilepticus, acute encephalopathy, children