[Leucine-rich Glioma-inactivated Protein 1 Antibody-associated Encephalitis:Report of Two Cases]
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Published on: November 23, 2013
1Department of Neurology,Jinan People's Hospital of Shandong Province,Jinan 271100,China.
Abstract:
Leucine-rich glioma-inactivated protein 1(LGI1)antibody-associated encephalitis is an autoimmune brain disease mainly seen in mid-aged and elderly people.Its main clinical manifestations include abnormal mental behaviors,facial-arm dystonia,hyponatremia,and hypokalemia.Immunotherapy with gamma globulin and/or hormone is effective.Two patients with LGT1 antibody-associated encephalitis were diagnosed in our center between January 2018 and October 2018,with typical clinical findings.The disease was cursed after immunoglobulin and hormone treatments.
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