Hashimoto's Encephalopathy Mimicking Migraine With Aura

Authors: Huete, Adolfo Jimenez; Sanchez-del-Rio, Margarita; Franch, Oriol

Source: Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, Volume 47, Number 1, January 2007 , pp. 130-131(2)

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Abstract:

We describe a patient with Hashimoto's encephalopathy presenting as long-standing episodes of aphasia associated with migraine-like headache. Repeated thyroid hormone levels were within normal values, but high titers of antithyroid antibodies in serum, and diffuse EEG slowing and CSF abnormalities during one episode led to the diagnosis.

Keywords: Hashimoto's encephalopathy; migraine; aura

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00660.x

Publication date: 2007-01-01