Voltage-gated potassium channel antibody-associated limbic encephalitis | Zendy

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Voltage-gated potassium channel antibody-associated limbic encephalitis

Author(s) -

Ammara Saleem,

Rani Sophia

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afu064

Subject(s) - limbic encephalitis , potassium channel , medicine , voltage gated potassium channel , antibody , potassium , encephalitis , neuroscience , immunology , autoantibody , psychology , virus , chemistry , organic chemistry

We are emphasising the importance of considering a rare diagnosis, voltage-gated Potassium channel antibody-associated limbic encephalitis, in an 80-year-old gentleman who presented with memory impairment, seizure and hyponatraemia. He was found to have high titre of voltage-gated potassium channel antibodies in his serum. He was given high-dose steroids and he responded biochemically and clinically with marked improvement in symptomatology.

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