top of page
Symptoms
Headache

SYMPTOMS

HE Presents with a wide variety of symptoms. Moreover, like most people with autoimmune diseases, HE patients tend to have multiple distinct autoimmune conditions, which make it difficult to determine whether HE is the direct source of some of the less commonly reported symptoms.

Symptoms

Based on published case studies:

​

  • Cognitive impairment (including concentration and memory problems)

  • Emotional, behavioral and personality changes

  • Speech difficulties (including aphasia or dysphasia)

  • Tremor

  • Involuntary jerking movements or myoclonus

  • Dizziness, vertigo, and impaired coordination and balance (ataxia)

  • Headaches/migraines 

  • Malaise, weakness, and fatigue

  • Fluctuating consciousness

  • Disorientation, confusion or dementia

  • Seizures or seizure-like events

  • Stroke-like events

  • Partial paralysis

  • Sleep abnormalities including both insomnia and excessive sleepiness

  • Sensory or motor difficulties, often on one side

  • Status epilepticus

  • Psychosis (including hallucinations, delusions or paranoia)

  • Coma

​

Based on HESA's online patient survey in 2015

(over 100 confirmed diagnosed patients in our online community)

 

  • Pain

         Joint/muscle pain

         Muscle twitches/ cramps/spasms

  • Neurological

         Severe Fatigue

         Tire out of proportion to acitivity

         Numbness/ tingling

  • Cognitive

         Reduced ability to multitask

         Difficulty following through/ finishing tasks

         Short attention span/ limited concentration

  • Sensory

         Overly sensitive to sound

         Over-stimulated by auditory/visual input

  • Social-Emotional

         Dislike crowds/ groups

         Increased anxiety/ fearfulness

  • Language/ Communication

         Word finding problems

         Loss of train of thought

         Difficulty participating in conversations

REGISTER
with US

Thanks for submitting!

CONTACT
US

Thanks for submitting!

PLEASE NOTE:

This website is not a substitute for independent professional advice. Nothing contained on this website is intended to be used as medical advice. No content is intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, nor should it be used for therapeutic purposes or as a substitute for your own health professional’s advice.

Content published to this website not evaluated by a medical professional unless otherwise noted. Articles and studies are linked to for personal reference, not to provide advice, diagnosis, or treatment of any medical condition or suspected medical condition.

Although you will find a great deal of information about HE/SREAT and Seronegative AE here, it is intended to provide information only. HESA cannot provide medical advice. If you have HE/SREAT or Seronegative Autoimmune Encephalitis, or think you may have it, consult a qualified neurologist, preferably one with experience addressing immune-mediated illness. HESA shall not be held responsible for the contents of links to studies, their errors, omissions, or any malicious software they may contain.

All information is provided for your personal use and research without warranty.

© 2022 Hashimoto's Encephalopathy SREAT Alliance
bottom of page