Steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis
Synonyms: Hashimoto encephalitis | SREAT
Steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT) is a rare acquired neurological disease characterized by encephalopathy associated with elevated antithyroid antibodies in the absence of other causes. Clinical presentation varies from minor cognitive impairment to status epilepticus and coma and frequently includes seizures confusion speech disorder memory impairment ataxia and psychiatric manifestations.
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