ea0016p778 | Thyroid | ECE2008
Edavalath Mahamood
, Cossburn Mark
, Rees Aled
Background: Hashimotos 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 34 week history ...