hrp0092p2-300 | Thyroid | ESPE2019

The Encephalopathy as Complication of Hashimoto Thyroiditis in Children: A Wide Variety of Clinical Manifestations

Chiarello Paola , Talarico Valentina , Galati Maria Concetta , Raiola Giuseppe

Hashimoto encephalopathy is an autoimmune encephalopathy predominantly diagnosed in the adult population. In the pediatric population, the mean age is determined to be 14 years, with the majority of adolescent females. The diagnosis of Hashimoto encephalopathy is clinical and based on the highly variable neuropsychiatric conditions, often affecting more than one area of the central nervous system, the detection of antiperoxidase or antithyroglobulin antibodies in serum, and on...