Antiglutamate acid decarboxylase seropositive brain stem encephalitis.
BMJ Case Rep
; 16(3)2023 Mar 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2248741
ABSTRACT
This is a case of a previously healthy female in her fourties presenting with a subacute presentation of bilateral horizontal gaze restriction, with bilateral lower motor facial palsy. The patient's daughter has type 1 diabetes. On investigation, the patient's MRI revealed a lesion in the dorsal medial pons. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed albuminocytological dissociation, with a negative autoimmune panel. The patient was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin, and methylprednisolone for a total of 5 days and showed mild improvement. The patient had raised serum antiglutamic acid decarboxylase (anti-GAD) levels, and the final diagnosis of GAD seropositive brain stem encephalitis was made.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carboxy-Lyases
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Encephalitis
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2022-254026
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