Abstract
Hashimoto encephalitis (he) is an auto-immune disease, with 40-50% of patients developing psychopathology. This could require targeted treatment. HE and prednison could both cloud the identification of a concurrent depressive disorder. We saw a 78-year-old woman with he and a severe depression, and treated her succesfully with ect.
| Translated title of the contribution | Hashimoto encephalitis and depression |
|---|---|
| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 280-3 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Brain Diseases/complications
- Depressive Disorder/therapy
- Electroconvulsive Therapy/methods
- Encephalitis
- Female
- Hashimoto Disease/complications
- Humans
- Prednisone/therapeutic use
- Treatment Outcome