Hashimoto's encephalopathy: an under diagnosed entity

BMJ Case Rep. 2009:2009:bcr12.2008.1355. doi: 10.1136/bcr.12.2008.1355. Epub 2009 May 8.

Abstract

We describe a 60-year-old woman with Hashimoto's thyroiditis who presented with neuropsychiatric manifestations even on optimal and stable doses of levothyroxine replacement therapy. She had high anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody and responded to glucocorticoid treatment.