Limbic encephalitis associated with anti-γ-aminobutyric acid b receptor antibodies: A case series from China

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 128, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 3023-3028

  Guan, Hong Zhi ^a   Ren, Hai Tao ^a   Yang, Xun Zhe ^a   Lu, Qiang ^a   Peng, Bin ^a   Zhu, Yi Cheng ^a   Shao, Xiao Qiu ^b   Hu, Yong Qiang ^c   Zhou, Dong ^d   Cui, Li Ying ^a,e  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Anti aminobutyric acid B receptor antibody; Autoimmune; Limbic encephalitis; Seizure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AXONIN 1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEUCINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; STEROID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AUTOANTIBODY; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHINA; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POLYNEUROPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHINA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; LIMBIC ENCEPHALITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84946866832     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: 25425641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.168989     Document Type: Article

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