A Series of Biopsy-proven Patients with Immunoglobulin G4-related Neurological Disease.

Autor: Sireesha Y; Department of Neurology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India., Uppin MS; Department of Pathology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India., Ganti S; Department of Neurology, Sai Krishna Neuro Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India., Alugolu R; Department of Neurosurgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India., Mudumba VS; Department of Neurosurgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India., Bhattacharjee S; Department of Neurosurgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India., Neeharika ML; Department of Neurology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India., Bastia J; Department of Neurology, Sai Krishna Neuro Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India., Kanikannan MA; Department of Neurology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology [Ann Indian Acad Neurol] 2019 Jan-Mar; Vol. 22 (1), pp. 73-78.
DOI: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_283_18
Abstrakt: Aim: To study the clinical presentation, radiological findings, and therapy responsiveness of patients with biopsy-proven immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related neurological disease.
Methods: The study was conducted between January 2016 and March 2018 from the Department of Neurology and Pathology of Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences. Patients with neurological symptoms and biopsy suggestive of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) were included. These patients were studied for their demographic pattern and clinical presentation. The presence of serological markers such as vasculitic profile and IgG4 levels was analyzed. Radiological findings were studied in detail. Therapeutic agents used and the response to therapy were assessed.
Results: There were six cases with IgG4-related neurological disease which were all hypertrophic pachymeningitis. The age ranged from 35 to 64 (mean = 46) years. The clinical presentation was acute in one, subacute in two, and chronic in three patients. The most common presenting symptom was headache (4), followed by gait and/or urinary disturbances (2), paraparesis (1), and diplopia (1). IgG4 levels were elevated in 50% of them. Pseudotumor-like mass and sinovenous thrombosis, not described previously, were seen in one patient. All the patients were treated with oral or intravenous steroid. Rituximab was given in three patients; azathioprine was the steroid-sparing agent in one patient. Those with acute/subacute onset of presentation had an excellent response to steroids. All the patients with a chronic duration of their symptoms received empirical anti-tuberculous therapy before a definitive diagnosis of Ig G4-RD was made.
Conclusions: The characterization of patients with IgG4-related neurological disease based on the understanding of the clinical spectrum increases the confidence in the clinician to resort to early immunosuppression, thereby having prognostic implications.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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