Doctor I Am Swaying -An Interesting
Case of Ataxia
702-703
Correspondence
Deepak Madi
Assistant Professor,
Department of General Medicine,
Kasturba Medical College,
Attavar,Mangalore,575001, India.
Phone: 9845609148
E-mail: Deepakmadi1234@gmail.com
Auto-immune Hypothyroidism is one of the common causes of hypothyroidism. The usual clinical features of auto-immune hypothyroidism are constipation, fatigue, cold intolerance and weight gain. Rarely it can present with neurologic problems like reversible cerebellar ataxia, dementia, peripheral neuropathy,psychosis andcoma. A 45-year-old male presented with the history of gait-ataxia.Investigations revealed the hypothyroidism. Anti-TPO antibody was positive. Thyroid replacement therapy was started and our patient improved completely within 3 weeks. The main aim of this case report is to highlight the fact that hypothyroidism has to be considered in all patients who present with acute onset of cerebellar ataxia.