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Steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with Hashimoto thyroiditis

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An 11-year-old girl presented with sudden sensory disturbance and left-sided muscle weakness. MRI revealed ischaemic change in the right lateral thalamus and the right internal capsule. During sonographic work-up of the cervical arteries, inflammation of the thyroid gland was noted. The results of the thyroid function tests and antibody titers confirmed Hashimoto thyroidits. Under high-dose corticosteroids, the girl had a full neurological recovery.

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, University Children’s Hospital, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse, Bern, 3010, Switzerland

    Petra Zimmermann

  2. Institute of Radiology – Paediatric Radiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    Enno Stranzinger

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Zimmermann, P., Stranzinger, E. Steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with Hashimoto thyroiditis. Pediatr Radiol 42, 891–893 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2309-7

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