Palatal-Myoclonus as a Presentation of Hashimoto Encephalopathy: an interesting case report
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Esmaeel Ghoreishi
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Gholam Ali Shahidi
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Mohammad Rohani
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Mohammad Nabavi
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Mahbubeh Aghaei
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Fahimeh Haji Akhoundi
Abstract
Objective: Hashimoto encephalopathy (HE) is known as a steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis or nonvascular inflammation-related autoimmune meningoencephalitis. The average age of onset of HE is approximately 50 years; and it is more common in women. The onset of HE may be acute or subacute. The course of most HE cases is relapsing and remitting, which is similar to that of vasculitis and stroke.
Methods: In this article, we present a previously healthy 32 years old; veterinarian male with palatal myoclonus, as a rare presentation of this disorder, and review the neurologic aspects of hashimoto encephalitis .
Results: The clinical presentation of HE is characterized by progressive cognitive decline tremor, transient aphasia, seizures, abnormal gait, sleep disorder and stroke-like episodes . Myoclonus, either generalized or multifocal, and tremor, often of the bilateral upper extremities, is the most frequently observed involuntary movements in HE.
Conclusion: The rapidly progressive cognitive dysfunction and encephalopathies observed.
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