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ArticleCureus2025

Hashimoto's Encephalopathy: A Rare Clinical Diagnosis in a Male Pediatric Patient.

Mackenzie Herzig, Eduardo Fastag-Guttman, Andrew Wu

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Mackenzie HerzigEmergency Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, USA.
Eduardo Fastag-GuttmanPediatric Critical Care Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, USA.
Andrew WuPediatric Critical Care Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is very uncommon in the pediatric literature. It is most often characterized by altered mental status (AMS) that can range from mild confusion to hallucinations and severe agitation. The exact pathophysiologic mechanism of HE is unclear. The most popular proposed mechanism describes an immune-mediated process as opposed to a direct effect of thyroid hormone or thyroid antibodies on the central nervous system (CNS) despite the association in the name with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Suspicion for HE is raised when a patient has encephalopathy, the presence of thyroid antibodies, and responsiveness to high-dose corticosteroids.

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autoimmune encephalopathyencephalopathy with autoimmune thyroid diseasehashimoto’s encephalopathypediatric critical care usapediatric neurologythyroid disorder

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PMID40166789
PMCPMC11957342

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