[Hashimoto encephalopathy as explanation of psychotic symptoms in an adolescent]

Tijdschr Psychiatr. 2018;60(2):120-123.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

Hashimoto encephalopathy (he) is a rare disorder with a great diversity in clinical presentation of neurological and/or psychiatric symptoms. We describe a case of Hashimoto thyroiditis with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto encephalopathy in a fifteen-year-old boy who was referred to a child and adolescent psychiatrist due to a suspicion of a psychotic episode. Patient recovered after treatment with levothyroxine and corticosteroids.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Encephalitis / diagnosis*
  • Encephalitis / drug therapy
  • Hashimoto Disease / diagnosis*
  • Hashimoto Disease / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Thyroxine / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Thyroxine

Supplementary concepts

  • Hashimoto's encephalitis