Recurrent Cerebellar Ataxia in a Young Lady with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

M A Hannan^1, , Imran Sarker¹, M. Fariduddin², Ayesha Begum³, Shahadat Hossain¹ and Nusrat Sultana²

¹Department of Neurology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

²Department of Endocrinology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

³Department of Virology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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M A Hannan, Imran Sarker, M. Fariduddin, Ayesha Begum, Shahadat Hossain and Nusrat Sultana. Recurrent Cerebellar Ataxia in a Young Lady with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2016; 4(6):204-207. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-4-6-5

Abstract

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is now considered as the most common autoimmune disease. Cerebellar ataxia can be a rare presentation of autoimmune (Hashimoto’s) thyroiditis. We reported a 26 year old lady presented with recurrent episodes of bilateral cerebellar ataxia without any other neurological features. She was euthyroid but having very high circulating antibodies specially anti-thyroid peroxidase (TPOAb) antibodies suggestive of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.

Keywords

autoimmune thyroiditis, cerebellar ataxia, hashimoto’s thyroiditis, hypothyroidism etc

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