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Hashimoto’s encephalopathy presenting as acute cognitive decline in an elderly male
Madan Raj Aryal, Naba Raj Mainali, Karen Smith, Department of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA 19611, United States
Smith Giri, Department of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal
Author contributions: Aryal MR and Mainali NR wrote the primary draft of the manuscript; Giri S edited the primary draft; Smith K was the attending physician who reviewed and edited the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Madan Raj Aryal, MD, Department of Medicine, Reading Health System, 6th avenue and spruce street, West Reading, PA 19611, United States. aryal.madan@gmail.com
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Received: January 2, 2013
Revised: February 11, 2013
Accepted: March 26, 2013
Published online: March 28, 2013
Processing time: 100 Days and 10.8 Hours
Revised: February 11, 2013
Accepted: March 26, 2013
Published online: March 28, 2013
Processing time: 100 Days and 10.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Hashimoto’s encephalopathy is a rare form of reversible encephalopathy characterized by the presence of anti-thyroid antibodies in serum and/or cerebrospinal fluid. We suggest that an assessment of thyroid antibodies should be included in anyone presenting with acute cognitive decline in the absence of alternative explanation.