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A case of Hashimoto's encephalopathy presenting with seizures and psychosis
Min-Joo Lee, Hae-Sang Lee, Jin-Soon Hwang, Da-Eun Jung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2012;55(3):111-113.   Published online March 16, 2012

Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is a rare, poorly understood, autoimmune disease characterized by symptoms of acute or subacute encephalopathy associated with increased anti-thyroid antibody levels. Here, we report a case of a 14-year-old girl with HE and briefly review the literature. The patient presented with acute mental changes and seizures, but no evidence of infectious encephalitis. In the acute stage, the...

A case of steroid-induced psychosis in a child having nephrotic syndrome with toxic epidermal necrolysis
Sae Yoon Kim, Jae Min Lee, Yong Hoom Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(3):437-441.   Published online March 15, 2010
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) are rare, life-threatening mucocutaneous diseases, usually attributable to drugs and infections. Corticosteroids have been used in the management of TEN for the last 30 years. This remains controversial and is still much debated. TEN can occur despite administration of high doses of systemic corticosteroids. The psychiatric side effects of corticosteroids can include...
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