Thank you for the comment. I did not say it did not exist, I stated there is debate in the thyroid academic world as to its association with hashimoto's thyroiditis. Some things in medicine are not as straight forward as we would like them to be and HE is one of them.....
Dr. Lupo,
I respectfully submit that you read the literature on pub med and in other well respected neurological journals etc. regarding the existance of Hashimoto's encephalopathy. It does, without a doubt, exist. I happen to be one of those afflicted with it. My doctors, 2 very well respected neurologists/professors of neurology at two different major medical/teaching universities in urban settings, agree on the diagnosis. Please educated yourself before you continue to give others the same ill informed answer.
Thank you.
I would recommend talking to the neurologist about this possible diagnosis. There is even debate as to whether Hashi Encephalopathy exists or if Hashi is simply common and some patients with Hashi get otherwise unexplainabe dementia-like symptoms which may be autoimmune but not necessarily related to thyroid immune disease. High dose steroids should be discussed with the neurologist.