Link: The Hypothyroidism Diet + Natural Treatment
This link from S.E.L. posted on 3rd September, 2014, talks about Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis a.k.a. Hashimoto’s Disease or referred to simply as “hypothyroidism”.
Hypothyroidism is related to having an underactive thyroid gland that does not properly release hormones. According to Dr. Datis Kharrazian, 90% of people withhypothyroidism have Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune hypothyroid condition, whereby the immune system attacks thyroid tissue.
The full article can be found at http://draxe.com/hypothyroidism-diet-natural-treatment/.
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Link: Hashimoto’s Disease: The Danger of Thyroid Antibodies and Pregnancy
By testing TSH alone, thyroid antibodies in Hashimoto’s may be missed, and your doctor may have no idea your baby is at risk.
Consider for a moment the number of babies lost to Hashimoto’s disease just because doctors fail to perform a simple blood test. Hashimoto’s is confirmed by lab tests for these two antibodies. If your doctor refuses to do these two tests, you have the option to order your own lab tests. Here is a Hashimoto’s thyroid panel for U.S. residents and here is thyroid testing including antibodiesavailable in Europe:
- Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb)
- Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb)
The full blog article about thyroid antibodies and pregnancy can be found at http://hypothyroidmom.com/hashimotos-disease-the-danger-of-thyroid-antibodies-and-pregnancy/.
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Link: Antithyroid antibody-linked symptoms in borderline personality disorder
Circulating thyroid autoantibodies are more prevalent in patients with mood disorders than in the general population, but longitudinal clinical data that establish a relationship between thyroid antibody status and the course of any psychiatric syndrome have been lacking. In addition, scant attention has been paid to thyroid hormones and autoimmunity in borderline personality disorder (BPD). We report a case of a patient with classic BPD whose fluctuating mood and, especially, psychotic symptoms—rated using a double-blind method—were directly linked to antithyroglobulin antibody titers serially determined over an inpatient period of 275 d.
The abstract and first page can be found at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1385/ENDO:21:2:153.
Copyright © Endocrine July 2003 | Authors Dr. Thomas D. Geracioti Jr., Mitchel A. Kling, Robert M. Post, Philip W. Gold
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Link: When Hashimoto’s is misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder
After a bipolar diagnosis, this patient was prescribed eight different psychotropic medications and received a dozen electroconvulsive treatments.
After six months of support for Hashimoto’s, her symptoms resolved and she is now drug-free, with the exception of thyroid hormone medication. Was her bipolar disorder simply misdiagnosed Hashimoto’s?
The full article can be found at http://drknews.com/when-hashimotos-is-misdiagnosed-as-bipolar-disorder/.
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Link: Hashimoto’s encephalopathy: A frequently missed diagnosis
Hashimoto’s encephalopathy is described as a syndrome of encephalopathy and high serum antithyroid antibodies that is responsive to glucocorticoid therapy. We report a patient with overt hypothyroidism who presented with stroke-like episodes and a status epilepticus which responded dramatically to intraveous methylprednisolone given for a severe bronchospasm following aspiration. The high antithyroid antibody titers and the response to steroids supported the diagnosis of Hashimoto’s encephalopathy. The diagnosis of Hashimoto’s encephalopathy is generally under diagnosed and often missed at presentation.
The full text can be found at http://www.pjms.com.pk/issues/aprjun108/article/casereport2.html.
Copyright © Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences | by Mohamed Osama Hegazi, Mubarak Alajmi, Yasser M Ateya
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Link: The use of plasma exchange in Hashimoto’s encephalopathy: A case report and review of the literature.
Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy (HE) is a very rare condition characterized by psychosis, seizures, cognitive fluctuations, and myoclonus. In a few published cases, plasma exchange has been used due to the theoretical removal of antithyroid peroxidase antibodies (anti-TPO), one of the postulated causes of the condition.
The abstract can be found at unboundmedicine.com; however, the full text seems to only be available by purchase from the publisher. The full text can be published at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jca.21353/full.
Copyright © Journal of Clinical Apheresis 2014
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Link: Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in Patients with Normal TSH Levels
You can read the full article at MedScape.com. Viewing this article may require a subscription to medscape.com.
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