Graves Disease with Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy

  • P Baburaj XXVIII/524/3,Parameswara Nilayam, West Palace road, Thrissur, Kerala, PIN- 680020.
  • B V Shankara, MBBS, DNB Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, East Fort, Thrissur, Kerala, PIN 680005
  • Edwin J George, MBBS Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, East Fort, Thrissur, Kerala, PIN 680005
  • B L Harikrishnan, MBBS Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, East Fort, Thrissur, Kerala, PIN 680005
Keywords: Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s encephalopathy, TSH receptor antibody

Abstract

The authors report the case of an elderly diabetic lady who presented with generalized fatigability, loss of weight, memory disturbances, irrelevant talk and disorientation. She had goiter and proptosis. Her thyroid function tests revealed hyperthyroidism and markedly elevated anti TPO antibody levels. Imaging modalities and uptake study were suggestive of Graves’ disease. The clinical findings, investigations of Graves’ disease with Hashimoto’s encephalopathy and treatment strategies are discussed here.

Author Biographies

B V Shankara, MBBS, DNB, Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, East Fort, Thrissur, Kerala, PIN 680005

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Edwin J George, MBBS, Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, East Fort, Thrissur, Kerala, PIN 680005

Postgraduate, Department of Medicine

B L Harikrishnan, MBBS, Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, East Fort, Thrissur, Kerala, PIN 680005

Assistant professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

Published
2015-09-28
How to Cite
Baburaj, P., Shankara, B., George, E., & Harikrishnan, B. (2015). Graves Disease with Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy. Kerala Medical Journal, 8(3), 104-106. https://doi.org/10.52314/kmj.2015.v8i3.378
Section
Case Series / Case Report