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Hashimoto's thyroiditis can occur at any age, including children, [119] but more commonly appears in middle age, particularly for men. [123] Incidence peaks in the fifth decade of life, but patients are usually diagnosed between age 30–50. [52] [122] The highest prevalence from one study was found in the elderly members of the community. [124]
Hashimoto's encephalopathy, also known as steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT), is a neurological condition characterized by encephalopathy, thyroid autoimmunity, and good clinical response to corticosteroids. It is associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and was first
Acutely, it can cause pericardial effusion leading to cardiac tamponade and death. After healing, there may be fibrosis and adhesion of the pericardium with the heart leading to constriction of the heart and reduced cardiac function. Myocarditis: Here the muscle bulk of the heart gets inflamed. Inflamed muscles have reduced functional capacity.
[8] [9] Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in countries with sufficient dietary iodine. [3] Less common causes include previous treatment with radioactive iodine , injury to the hypothalamus or the anterior pituitary gland, certain medications, a lack of a functioning thyroid at birth , or previous thyroid surgery .
[7] [8] In 1926 the Japanese physician Tetsushiro Shinosaki, from Fukuoka, observed the high rate of thyroid disease in Japanese people with periodic paralysis. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The first English-language report, in 1931, originated from Dunlap and Kepler, physicians at the Mayo Clinic ; they described the condition in a patient with features of ...
It was a high school gathering no one wanted to see: a memorial for 15-year-old Robert Gillon, a Florida teen who died earlier this month from possible cardiac arrest the morning after he ...
Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are an issue in both high-school and professional-level football. [7] Steroid use has been linked to an increased risk for musculoskeletal injuries among players. [8] Human growth hormone (HGH) is used by some players to improve performance, recover from injuries, decrease aging, and to lose weight.
[7] After age 35, acquired coronary artery disease predominates (80%), [6] and this is true regardless of the athlete's former level of fitness. [citation needed] Various performance-enhancing drugs can increase cardiac risk, though evidence has been inconclusive about their involvement in sudden cardiac deaths. [8]