Limbic encephalitis with antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase presenting with brainstem symptoms
ANNALS OF INDIAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY, cilt.18, sa.2, ss.243-245, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.4103/0972-2327.150628
- Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF INDIAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.243-245
- Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Limbic encephalitis (LE) is a neurological syndrome that may present in association with cancer, infection, or as an isolate clinical condition often accompanying autoimmune disorders. LE associated with glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies (anti-GAD) is rare in children. Here, we characterized the clinical and laboratory features of a patient presenting with brainstem involvement with non-paraneoplastic LE associated with anti-GAD antibodies. In our patient, after plasma exchange, we determined a dramatic improvement of the neurological deficits.