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- Title
Voltage gated potassium channel antibodies positive autoimmune encephalopathy in a child: A case report and literature review of an under-recognized condition.
- Authors
Ganesan, Subramanian; Beri, Sushil; Khan, Arif; Hussain, Nahin
- Abstract
Autoimmune limbic encephalitis (LE) associated with voltage gated potassium channel antibodies (VGKC-Abs) in children is more common than previously thought and is not always paraneoplastic. Non-neoplastic, autoimmune LE associated with VGKC-Abs has been described recently. However, only few case reports in children as the disease is predominantly described in the adult population. It is likely that this type of autoimmune encephalitis is currently under-diagnosed and hence, under-treated, especially in children. We present a 13-year-old previously fit and healthy African girl diagnosed with LE and we reviewed the literature for its current management.
- Subjects
BRAIN; RADIOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS diagnosis; AUTOANTIBODIES; LIMBIC system; POTASSIUM; TOMOGRAPHY
- Publication
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2013, Vol 16, Issue 4, p593
- ISSN
0972-2327
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0972-2327.120483