1. Introduction
Hashimoto’s encephalopathy (HE) is a rare and underdiagnosed autoimmune condition caused by the formation of antithyroid antibodies. HE can occur independently or in association with Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT), which is also an autoimmune disease of the thyroid cells (Pavlovic, Pavlovic and Lackovic 2009, p. 383). Autoimmunity can be defined as an inflammatory immune response that is characterized by the formation of self-reactive cytotoxic T-cells or antibodies against the body’s own cells because of a maladaptive immune system. The autoantigen could be either tissue-specific (β-cells or thyroid) or systemic in origin. Usually, all the cells of
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