CLINICAL NUTRITION PROGRAM IMPROVES DYSEQUILIBRIUM AND ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE IN 51 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH HASHIMOTO�S HYPOTHYROIDISM

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Event Abstract Back to Event CLINICAL NUTRITION PROGRAM IMPROVES DYSEQUILIBRIUM AND ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE IN 51 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH HASHIMOTO’S HYPOTHYROIDISM David J. Clark1* 1 Carrick Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, United States Background: Patient is a 51-year old female presenting with chief complaints of feeling like her head is “fuzzy and heavy”, dysequilibrium and vertiginous symptoms when standing, and sporadic orthostatic intolerance. She was diagnosed in 2004 with hypothyroidism. Dysequilibrium and vertigo began in 2009 subsequent to a case of Shingles. She has recurring difficulty with walking. Methods: Blood chemistry revealed low sodium (133 mmol/L), low chloride (93), elevated ferritin (320 ng/mL), elevated Thyroid Peroxidase antibodies 120 IU/ml), elevated Thyroglobulin antibodies (IU/ml), elevated cardiac C-reactive protein (4.65 mg/L) and vitamin D deficiency (10.2 ng/ml). Patient was placed on an anti-inflammatory diet and supplement protocol featuring vitamin D, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, turmeric, resveratrol, and glutathione. Results: After thirty days of treatment, the patient reported significant improvement in the vertiginous sysmptoms, dysequilibrium and the self-described “fuzzy and heavy” in her head. After four months of treatment the patient reported complete resolution of her chief complaints. Conclusion: The author suggests that further investigation into clinical nutrition and supplementation in the treatment of chronic refractory vertigo and dysequilibrium, especially in patients with concomitant autoimmunity. The author also suggests that this class of patients should be screened for clinically significant autoimmunity. Keywords: Hashimoto Thyroiditis, Hypothyroidism, Vertigo, Orthostatic Intolerance, disequilibrium Conference: International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: Clinical Neuroscience for Optimization of Human Function, Orlando, United States, 7 Oct - 9 Oct, 2016. Presentation Type: Poster Presentation Topic: Abstracts ISCN 2016 Citation: Clark DJ (2016). CLINICAL NUTRITION PROGRAM IMPROVES DYSEQUILIBRIUM AND ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE IN 51 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH HASHIMOTO’S HYPOTHYROIDISM. Front. Neurol. Conference Abstract: International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: Clinical Neuroscience for Optimization of Human Function. doi: 10.3389/conf.fneur.2016.59.00041 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 29 Aug 2016; Published Online: 07 Sep 2016. * Correspondence: Dr. David J Clark, Carrick Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Cape Canaveral, FL, United States, mail@doctordavidclark.com Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers David J Clark Google David J Clark Google Scholar David J Clark PubMed David J Clark Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.