TY  - JOUR
T1  - HAshimoto encephalopathy following iodine 131 (131i) radiotherapy of graves disease
AU  - Dihné M, Schuier FJ, Schuier M, et al
Y1  - 2008/02/01
N1  - 10.1001/archneurol.2007.49
JO  - Archives of Neurology
SP  - 282
EP  - 284
VL  - 65
IS  - 2
N2  - 
Hashimoto encephalopathy (HE) is defined by spontaneous subacute encephalopathy with raised thyroid autoantibodies and a remarkable responsiveness to steroids.1- 2 Pathophysiologically, an association with Hashimoto thyroiditis is characterized by observations of elevated thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab) levels or thyroglobulin antibody (TG-Ab) levels.3- 4 We describe a patient who developed HE following iodine 131 (131I) radiotherapy of Graves disease.

SN  - 0003-9942
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2007.49
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archneurol.2007.49
ER  -