The use of plasma exchange in Hashimoto's encephalopathy: A case report and review of the literature.J Clin Apher. 2015 Jun; 30(3):188-92.JC
Abstract
Hashimoto's Encephalopathy (HE) is a very rare condition characterized by psychosis, seizures, cognitive fluctuations, and myoclonus. In a few published cases, plasma exchange has been used due to the theoretical removal of antithyroid peroxidase antibodies (anti-TPO), one of the postulated causes of the condition. We report a case of HE treated by plasma exchange where no clinical or neurophysiologic improvement was observed despite documented reduction of the anti-TPO antibody to levels below the limits of laboratory detection. We discuss these findings in the context of the known literature for this disease process.
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eng
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25116126
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Cook, Melissa K., et al. "The Use of Plasma Exchange in Hashimoto's Encephalopathy: a Case Report and Review of the Literature." Journal of Clinical Apheresis, vol. 30, no. 3, 2015, pp. 188-92.
Cook MK, Malkin M, Karafin MS. The use of plasma exchange in Hashimoto's encephalopathy: A case report and review of the literature. J Clin Apher. 2015;30(3):188-92.
Cook, M. K., Malkin, M., & Karafin, M. S. (2015). The use of plasma exchange in Hashimoto's encephalopathy: A case report and review of the literature. Journal of Clinical Apheresis, 30(3), 188-92. https://doi.org/10.1002/jca.21353
Cook MK, Malkin M, Karafin MS. The Use of Plasma Exchange in Hashimoto's Encephalopathy: a Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Clin Apher. 2015;30(3):188-92. PubMed PMID: 25116126.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of plasma exchange in Hashimoto's encephalopathy: A case report and review of the literature.
AU - Cook,Melissa K,
AU - Malkin,Mark,
AU - Karafin,Matthew S,
Y1 - 2014/08/12/
PY - 2014/02/10/received
PY - 2014/07/28/revised
PY - 2014/07/30/accepted
PY - 2014/8/14/entrez
PY - 2014/8/15/pubmed
PY - 2016/4/5/medline
KW - Hashimoto's encephalopathy
KW - pheresis indications
KW - plasma exchange
SP - 188
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JF - Journal of clinical apheresis
JO - J Clin Apher
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N2 - Hashimoto's Encephalopathy (HE) is a very rare condition characterized by psychosis, seizures, cognitive fluctuations, and myoclonus. In a few published cases, plasma exchange has been used due to the theoretical removal of antithyroid peroxidase antibodies (anti-TPO), one of the postulated causes of the condition. We report a case of HE treated by plasma exchange where no clinical or neurophysiologic improvement was observed despite documented reduction of the anti-TPO antibody to levels below the limits of laboratory detection. We discuss these findings in the context of the known literature for this disease process.
SN - 1098-1101
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