Abstract
We report on the instructive case of an elderly woman who became encephalopathic and concurrently developed chorea. Thyroid antibody studies were abnormal. She responded extremely well to oral corticosteroids.
Copyright 2002 Movement Disorder Society
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Antibodies / immunology
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Brain Diseases, Metabolic / complications*
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Chorea / diagnosis
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Chorea / etiology*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Hypothyroidism / complications
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Hypothyroidism / immunology
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Iodide Peroxidase / immunology
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Severity of Illness Index
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Thyroglobulin / immunology
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Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / complications*
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Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / diagnosis*
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Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / immunology
Substances
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Antibodies
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Thyroglobulin
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Iodide Peroxidase