Hashimoto Encephalopathy and Status Epilepticus
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Hashimoto Encephalopathy with an Unusual Presentation of Status Epilepticus Seizures: A Case Report
A 33 yr old man, previously diagnosed with hypothyroidism, presented with decreased level of consciousness and generalized tonic-clonic (GTC) seizure to Namazi hospital, Shiraz, Iran, during April 2015. The patient later referred with another episode of seizure like attack for which he received phenytoin, carbamazepine and levothyroxine and was discharged. During his last admission, the patient...
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a 33 yr old man, previously diagnosed with hypothyroidism, presented with decreased level of consciousness and generalized tonic-clonic (gtc) seizure to namazi hospital, shiraz, iran, during april 2015. the patient later referred with another episode of seizure like attack for which he received phenytoin, carbamazepine and levothyroxine and was discharged. during his last admission, the patient...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-26-2-4