Hashimoto's encephalopathy – presenting with epilepsia partialis continua and a frontal lobe lesion
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چکیده
We report a case of Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE), who presented with epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) and a frontal lobe lesion. The diagnosis of HE remained elusive until the serum thyroid antibodies became positive 7 months after the onset of EPC. The histopathology of this frontal lesion showed nonvasculitic inflammation.
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دوره 6 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2018