Temporal-lobe epilepsy associated with glutamic-acid-decarboxylase autoantibodies

Autor:	P. Nicolao, Gian Franco Bottazzo, B Tavolato, B Giometto, M Macucci, R Foxon
Přispěvatelé:	Giometto, B, Nicolao, P, Macucci, M, Tavolato, B, Foxon, R, Bottazzo, Gf
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	Type 1 diabetes medicine.medical_specialty Anti-nuclear antibody medicine.medical_treatment Glutamate decarboxylase Autoantibody General Medicine Biology medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Autoimmunity Epilepsy Endocrinology Internal medicine medicine Plasmapheresis Anti-SSA/Ro autoantibodies
Popis:	A man aged 19 years, previously in good health with no history of febrile convulsions or head injury or family history of diabetes or other autoimmune disorders, suddenly developed complex partial seizures. The episodes occurred several times a day over the next 4 months. Routine blood analyses and neurological assessments were normal. Electroencephalography showed temporal and parietal spikes, and signal abnormalities were seen on magnetic-resonance images. Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid showed mild lymphocytic pleiocytosis (25/mm), increased IgG intrathecal synthesis (IgG index 0·8; normal
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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