INTRODUCTION Hashimoto’s encephalopathy presents with high serum antithyroid antibody concentra-tions in association with an excellent response to immunosuppressant therapies such as corticosteroids.1 Females were fo...INTRODUCTION Hashimoto’s encephalopathy presents with high serum antithyroid antibody concentra-tions in association with an excellent response to immunosuppressant therapies such as corticosteroids.1 Females were four to five times more likely to be affected by this condi-tion,with a mean age of onset between 41 and 48 years2,though rare occasional paediatric presentations were also reported.展开更多
文摘INTRODUCTION Hashimoto’s encephalopathy presents with high serum antithyroid antibody concentra-tions in association with an excellent response to immunosuppressant therapies such as corticosteroids.1 Females were four to five times more likely to be affected by this condi-tion,with a mean age of onset between 41 and 48 years2,though rare occasional paediatric presentations were also reported.