| Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus Associated with Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy |
| Jung-Ju Lee, Kyusik Kang, Jong-Moo Park, Hyeeun Shin, Ohyun Kwon, and Byung Kun Kim |
| Department of Neurology, Eulji Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
| Corresponding Author:
Byung Kun Kim ,Tel: +82-2-970-8312, Fax: +82-2-974-7785, Email: kimbkun1403@gmail.com |
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Received November 25, 2013 Accepted October 13, 2014 |
| Copyright © 2014 The Korean Society of Clinical Neurophysiology |
| This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,
provided the original work is properly cited. |
| ABSTRACT |
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Nonconvulsive status epilepticus usually presents with altered mentation without distinct manifestations of seizures. It may be related with various medical disorders. Hashimoto’s encephalopathy is characterized by various neurological manifestations accompanied by high titers of anti-thyroid antibodies. Here, we report a patient with nonconvulsive status epilepticus caused by Hashimoto’s encephalopathy who showed a dramatic response to steroids. |
| Key words:
Nonconvulsive status epilepticus, Hashimoto’s encephalopathy, Immunologic treatment |
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