title: Reversible limbic encephalitis with antibodies against the membranes of neurones of the hippocampus.
abstract: The authors report a patient with limbic encephalitis associated with an ovarian teratoma. An antibody against the membranes of neurones of the hippocampus was identified in both serum and CSF. Immunosuppressive treatments such as plasmapheresis and high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin administration resulted in a rapid clinical recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
authors.forename: Yoshihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Imaharu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dalmau