Chong Jy and Rowland LP. What's in a NAIM? (editorial) Arch Neurol 2006 63:175-176
Hashimoto's encephalopathy (named by Lord Brain) is also called by "steroid responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT)" or "nonvasculitic autoimmune meningoencephalitis (NAIM). CJD may present identically except without steroid responsiveness.