Hashimoto encephalopathy and antibodies against dimethylargininase-1: a rare cause of cognitive decline in a pediatric Down's syndrome patient

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2011 Oct;113(8):678-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.04.004. Epub 2011 May 14.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aldehyde Reductase / immunology
  • Amidohydrolases / immunology*
  • Autoantibodies / blood*
  • Autoantibodies / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Brain Diseases / complications*
  • Brain Diseases / psychology
  • Cognition Disorders / enzymology
  • Cognition Disorders / etiology*
  • Cognition Disorders / immunology
  • Cognition Disorders / psychology
  • Down Syndrome / complications*
  • Encephalitis
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / adverse effects
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Hashimoto Disease / complications*
  • Hashimoto Disease / psychology
  • Humans
  • Methylprednisolone / adverse effects
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Aldehyde Reductase
  • Amidohydrolases
  • dimethylargininase
  • Methylprednisolone

Supplementary concepts

  • Hashimoto's encephalitis