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ea0016p778 | Thyroid | ECE2008

Hashimoto’s encephalopathy: a rare cause of status epilepticus

Edavalath Mahamood , Cossburn Mark , Rees Aled

Background: Hashimoto’s encephalopathy is a rare steroid-responsive condition associated with high antithyroid antibody titres. We report a case of autoimmune thyroiditis presenting with status epileptics.Case: A 36-year-old non-epileptic Caucasian lady presented as an emergency with uncontrolled generalised seizures requiring sedation, short-term ventilation and maintenance sodium valproate therapy. Further enquiry revealed a 3–4 week history ...