Neurology Specific Literature Search   
 
[home][thesaurus]
    
Click Here to return To Results

 

Limbic Encephalitis Associated with Anti-GAD Antibody and Common Variable Immune Deficiency
Dev Med Child Neurol 51:563-567, Akman,C.I.,et al, 2009
See this aricle in Pubmed

Article Abstract
Here, we report a 16-year-old female who was diagnosed with acute-onset non-neoplastic limbic encephalitis. The initial treatment with pulse does of i.v. methylprednisolone improved the neurologic symptoms. During the next 12 months, progressive decline was reported in her academic functioning and seizure control. Additional diagnostic evaluation revealed no evidence of malignancy or central nervous system infection but circulating anti-GAD antibodies were present in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing a possible link between immune-mediated limbic encephalitis and immune deficiency.
 
Related Tags
(click to filter results - removes previous filter)

autoantibodies
autoimmune disease
common variable immunodeficiency
electroencephalogram,abnormalities of
encephalitis
encephalitis,autoimmune
gammaglobulin therapy,intravenous
glutamic acid decarboxylase,antibody
limbic encephalitis
MRI,abnormal
seizure
temporal lobe
temporal lobe,lesion
temporal lobe,lesion,bilateral
treatment of neurologic disorder

Click Here to return To Results