July 6, 2010 — Researchers have identified LGI1 (leucine-rich, glioma-inactivated 1) rather than voltage-gated potassium channels as the autoantigen associated with limbic encephalitis, a finding that ...

The condition known as limbic encephalitis associated with antibodies against voltage-gated potassium channels (VGKCs) may be set for reclassification. According to a new study, such channels are not ...

SAN DIEGO — Early immunotherapy for faciobrachial dystonic seizures that precede the onset of limbic encephalitis is highly effective in preventing cognitive impairment and long-term disability, new ...

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A 49-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department by her daughter due to episodes of twitching and acute confusion. The daughter explains that she visited her mother on the previous day and ...

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Rituximab is an effective and well-tolerated second-line treatment for patients with autoimmune limbic encephalitis (ALE), suggests research. The patients had already received first-line immunotherapy ...

They may be divided into several types, for example, one type is paraneoplastic disorders caused by antibodies that are directed against intracellular antigens found in association with underlying ...

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Explore the intriguing case of bilateral limbic system destruction in Roger, who experienced profound anterograde amnesia after herpes simplex encephalitis. A lovely new paper reports in fascinating ...