A Likely Case of Limbic Encephalitis in a Patient With Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Complex Antibody, Without a Known Antigenic Target: A Review of the Disease State and Value of Antibody Titers

Psychosomatics. 2017 Nov-Dec;58(6):669-675. doi: 10.1016/j.psym.2017.05.006. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

Authors

David R Spiegel¹, Anastasia Samaras², Cameron L Oldham², Meghana Kaloji², Alyssa Warren², Shannon Maj², Sharmeen R Husain², Jeremy I Solomons², Stephanie Le²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA. Electronic address: spiegedr@evms.edu.
² Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.

PMID: 28750836
DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2017.05.006

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antibodies / immunology
Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
Autoantibodies / immunology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulins / therapeutic use
Limbic Encephalitis / diagnosis*
Limbic Encephalitis / drug therapy
Limbic Encephalitis / immunology*
Lorazepam / therapeutic use
Piperazines / therapeutic use
Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated / immunology*
Thiazoles / therapeutic use
Valproic Acid / therapeutic use

Substances

Antibodies
Anticonvulsants
Antipsychotic Agents
Autoantibodies
Immunoglobulins
Piperazines
Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated
Thiazoles
Valproic Acid
ziprasidone
Lorazepam