Plasmapheresis Responsive Rapid Onset Dementia with Predominantly Frontal Dysfunction in the Context of Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy

Plasmapheresis Responsive Rapid Onset Dementia with Predominantly Frontal Dysfunction in the Context of Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy

BackgroundHashimoto’s encephalopathy (HE) is a rare immunological neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by increased antithyroid antibodies and mixed neurological and psychiatric symptoms. HE has been previously discussed as a differential diagnosis for rapid progressive dementia. However, most of...

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Main Authors: Dominique Endres, Magnus S. Vry, Petra Dykierek, Anne N. Riering, Eva Lüngen, Oliver Stich, Rick Dersch, Nils Venhoff, Daniel Erny, Irina Mader, Philipp T. Meyer, Ludger Tebartz van Elst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Hashimoto’s encephalopathy
SREAT
frontotemporal dementia
plasmapheresis
thyroid
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00212/full

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