Link: What’s in a NAIM? Hashimoto Encephalopathy, Steroid-Responsive Encephalopathy Associated With Autoimmune Thyroiditis, or Nonvasculitic Autoimmune Meningoencephalitis?
Hashimoto encephalopathy was first described by Lord Brain in 1966.1 Multiple case reports followed and the term Hashimoto encephalopathy became generally accepted for the syndrome of encephalopathy in association with Hashimoto thyroiditis. Although Brain’s original patient with Hashimoto encephalopathy did not improve with corticosteroid treatment, most of the patients described later showed marked improvement with some form of immunosuppression. This has led to the renaming of Hashimoto encephalopathy by some authors as “steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis” (SREAT)2 or “nonvasculitic autoimmune meningoencephalitis” (NAIM), a heterogeneous group that would include autoimmune disorders such as Sjögren syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus–associated meningoencephalitis as well as Hashimoto encephalopathy. These disorders are unified by the feature of steroid responsiveness.
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Copyright © February 2006, Archives of Neurology
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Link: Recurrent status epilepticus associated with Hashimoto’s encephalopathy
Hashimoto’s encephalopathy (HE) is an infrequent disease with no well-known physiopathology. Status epilepticus is rarely reported in association with HE. We describe the 7-year evolution of a young woman who presented with recurrent status epilepticus as the main complication of HE. This evolution was especially marked by the occurrence of steroid-refractory symptoms and a poor outcome with persistent cognitive and behavioral consequences. We point out that the frontal lobes are especially implicated in these symptoms. This patient highlights the risk of multiple relapses and the need for a long follow-up period. We describe her clinical and paraclinical features, compare this patient to similar case reports, and comment on her outcome.
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Copyright © Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports, Elsevier 2013 | by H. Visée,C. Mabiglia,V. Vanderaspoilden,M.-D. Gazagnes,G. Glibert
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Link: Steroid-Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis Presenting with Diffusion MR Imaging Changes
Steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT) presents with focal or diffuse nonenhancing MR imaging abnormalities in 50% of patients with SREAT during subacute exacerbation. Vasculitic changes in biopsy studies as well as the elevation of antithyroid antibodies and CSF protein suggests an inflammatory cause. We report the case of a patient with SREAT with changes on diffusion-weighted MR imaging, which improved with corticosteroid therapy and plasmapheresis, supporting the theory of inflammatory changes in exacerbation of presumptive SREAT.
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Copyright © American Society of Neuroradiology | February 17, 2008
by C. Grommesa, C. Griffina, K.A. Downesb and A.J. Lernera
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