Open AccessEncefalitis autoinmune-encefalitis límbica. Caso clínico
Author(s) -
María Claudia Ortega-López,
Abel Valderrama-Cisneros,
Angie Sanabria-Cruz
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2448-9190
DOI - 10.29262/ram.v67i3.770
Subject(s) - medicine , autoimmune encephalitis , encephalitis , context (archaeology) , immunodeficiency , consanguinity , pediatrics , immunology , immune system , biology , paleontology , virus
Background: Autoimmune encephalitis occurs as a subacute condition with a strong infectious association in children. In the last 20 years, the frequency of non-infectious cases has increased significantlyClinical case: A previously healthy eight-year-old male child with normal neurodevelopment, without a history of consanguinity, manifested progressive neurological deterioration with autoimmune encephalitis-limbic encephalitis up to hypothalamic dysfunction.Conclusion: In the mentioned case, it was documented that an inborn error of the immune system generated a severe neurological clinical picture, with permanent and irreversible damage, secondary to lack of immunological memory in the broad clinical context of a common variable immunodeficiency.