[Limbic encephalitis associated to voltage dependent potassium channel antibodies: report of one case].
Limbic encephalitis (LE) can be associated to cancer, viral infection or be idiopathic. One form is associated to voltage dependent potassium channel (VKC) antibodies. The clinical presentation includes impairment of consciousness, amnesia and temporal lobe seizures; typical abnormalities are also found in brain magnetic resonance. We report a 68 year-old male who had LE associated to VKC antibodies. The patient was treated with steroids with a partial response. At the moment of the report he is asymptomatic and continues with prednisone treatment .
Soler
Bernardita
B
Departamento de Neurología, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Godoy
Jaime
J
Mellado
Patricio
P
D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D000077287:Levetiracetam; D020363:Limbic Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010889:Piracetam / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024642:Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated / Q000276:immunology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
D001323:Autoantibodies; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D024642:Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated; D000077287:Levetiracetam; D014635:Valproic Acid; D011241:Prednisone; D010889:Piracetam