一种抗Ma2脑炎的病例,呈现出悬挂式扭转性肌
Gloria Vaghi1,2, Elisa Vegezzi3,4, Paola Bini4
1Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. gloria.vaghi01@universitadipavia.it.
Cerebellum (London, England)
|October 17, 2023
概括
抗Ma2抗体可以引起瘤脑炎,在接受肺癌免疫检查点抑制剂治疗的患者中呈现独特的阴囊. 这一案例突显了抗PD-L1疗法的罕见神经副作用.
科学领域:
- 神经免疫学 神经免疫学
- 在瘤学瘤学.
背景情况:
- 与抗Ma2抗体相关的副发性脑炎通常呈现出各种神经症状,并与各种癌症有关.
- 免疫检查点抑制剂 (ICI),如抗PD-L1,已经彻底改变了癌症治疗,但可以导致免疫相关的不良事件,包括神经复杂症.
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