A rare cause of encephalitis with hypothermia and hyponatremia

Acta Neurol Belg. 2020 Oct;120(5):1245-1246. doi: 10.1007/s13760-020-01390-7. Epub 2020 Jun 5.

Authors

Manal Elgendy¹, Shakya Bhattacharjee², Stuart J Weatherby¹, Daniel J Lashley¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, PL6 8DH, UK.
² Department of Neurology, University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, PL6 8DH, UK. bubai.shakya@gmail.com.

PMID: 32504381
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-020-01390-7

No abstract available

Keywords: Autoimmune; Encephalitis; Hyponatremia; Hypothermia; Immunoglobulin.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
Autoantibodies / immunology
Autoantigens / immunology
Humans
Hyponatremia / immunology*
Hypothermia / immunology*
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / immunology
Limbic Encephalitis / complications*
Limbic Encephalitis / drug therapy
Limbic Encephalitis / immunology*
Male
Prednisolone / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Autoantibodies
Autoantigens
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
LGI1 protein, human
Prednisolone