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Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus Associated with Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy

Jung-Ju Lee, Kyusik Kang, Jong-Moo Park, Hyeeun Shin, Ohyun Kwon, Byung Kun Kim
Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 2014;16(2):70-73.
Published online: December 30, 2014
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
Received: 25 November 2013   • Accepted: 13 October 2014
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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.

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