When thyroid met brain: the enigma of steroid responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis a case report.

ABSTRACT: Steroid Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis (SREAT), or Hashimoto's encephalopathy, is a rare autoimmune neurological disorder linked to elevated antithyroid antibodies and presenting various neurological symptoms. This report deals with a case of a 54-year-old female with a history of hypothyroidism who presented with hypertensive emergency and atypical neurological symptoms that deteriorated during the hospital stay. On testing, she was euthyroid. Initial investigations, including MRI and CSF analysis, were inconclusive, but high levels of antithyroid peroxidase (Anti TPO) antibodies confirmed the diagnosis of SREAT. The patient was managed with intravenous methylprednisolone, leading to rapid clinical improvement. SREAT, being a diagnosis of exclusion, prese

SUBMITTER: Kotak P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11825322 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature