[A case of flutter-like oscillation with anti-GD1a antibody after acute infection].
We report a 31-year-old woman presenting flutter-like oscillation after acute infection. Ten days after low fever and diarrhea, she presented transient, horizontal and pendular ocular oscillation. This abnormal eye movement was diagnosed as flutter-like oscillation (FLO). Other neurological findings were normal. Cerebrospinal fluid was normal. Brain MRI revealed no particular abnormalities. Serum titers for anti-GD1a antibody were elevated. After treatment with steroid (1,000 mg/day methylprednisolone DIV), the FLO disappeared.
Kondoh
R
R
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University.
Yonezawa
H
H
Isobe
C
C
Oikawa
M
M
Sasaki
K
K
Tohgi
H
H
Kamada
Y
Y
Takahashi
Y
Y
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015551:Autoimmunity; D005260:Female; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications*; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D001323:Autoantibodies; D005732:Gangliosides; C021298:ganglioside, GD1a; D008775:Methylprednisolone