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Hashimoto's Encephalitis

What are the causes?

The exact cause is unknown - the thyroid antibodies are a marker rather than the cause of the problem. Thyroid function is usually normal.

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Medical text written April 2002 by Dr Ian Hart, Senior Lecturer and Consultant Neurologist, University Department of Neurological Science, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, UK.

 

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