Autoimmune encephalitis related to LGI1 antibodies with negative MRI study : Description of two cases

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BACKGROUND: Leucine-rich glioma inactivated 1 (LGI1) antibody-related autoimmune encephalitis is easily misdiagnosed clinically because of its complex and diverse clinical manifestations. We present two cases of LGI1 antibody-related encephalitis with negative imaging findings and perform a literature review on this disease entity.

CASE DESCRIPTION: The first case was that of a 60-year-old man who presented with involuntary movement of the paroxysmal right limb. The second case was that of a 66-year-old man who presented with hearing hallucinations, involuntary shaking of the right limb, and progressive cognitive impairment. Both patients in this study showed negative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results. Routine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and biochemical examinations showed no significant abnormalities, and positive LGI1 antibodies were detected in both the CSF and serum.

CONCLUSION: Based on our experience and the literature review, we recommend that LGI1 antibody-related encephalitis should be considered when faciobrachial dystonic seizures, acute and subacute-onset seizures, low serum sodium (possibly with low CSF chloride), and cognitive-psychiatric disorders are encountered, even in the absence of specific radiographic and altered CSF findings.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:162

Enthalten in:

Medicina clinica - 162(2024), 1 vom: 12. Jan., Seite 35-38

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lian, Xia [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Kai [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Wenchao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Dongfang [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Fang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Gaiqing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoantibodies
Autoimmune encephalitis
Case Reports
Encefalitis autoinmunitaria
GMW67QNF9C
Imágenes negativas
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
LGI1
LGI1 protein, human
Leucine
Negative imaging
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 02.01.2024

Date Revised 11.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.medcli.2023.06.024

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NLM360177891