論文

査読有り
2008年5月

[Patient with limbic encephalitis associated with anti-voltage-gated potassium channel antibodies who presented with insomnia and hand tremor].

Rinsho Shinkeigaku
  • Takado Yuhei
  • ,
  • Shimohata Takayoshi
  • ,
  • Tokunaga Jun
  • ,
  • Kawachi Izumi
  • ,
  • Tanaka Keiko
  • ,
  • Nishizawa Masatoyo

48
5
開始ページ
338
終了ページ
342
記述言語
日本語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.5692/clinicalneurol.48.338
出版者・発行元
日本神経学会

A 65-year-old man presented with bilateral postural hand tremor (3 Hz) followed by memory impairment, which improved spontaneously after admission to our hospital. Two weeks after admission, he had another bout of memory impairment and complained of insomnia. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a signal intensity change in the medial part of the right temporal lobe, which suggested limbic encephalitis (LE). Serum hyponatremia and absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis suggested the possibility of anti-voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC) antibody-associated LE. Serum hyponatremia and hand tremor showed immediate improvement after steroid pulse therapy, and memory impairment and insomnia showed gradual improvement. Brain MRI on day 110 of admission showed partial resolution of medial temporal signal abnormalities with mild bilateral hippocampal atrophy. Serological tests confirmed the clinical diagnosis of anti-VGKC antibody-associated LE. This report may expand the phenotypic profile of anti-VGKC antibody-associated LE, which is characterized by remission and relapse of disease course, insomnia, and hand tremor.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5692/clinicalneurol.48.338
CiNii Articles
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/10021187638
CiNii Books
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/AN00253207
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18540381
URL
http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/9525004
URL
http://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2008235962
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.5692/clinicalneurol.48.338
  • ISSN : 0009-918X
  • CiNii Articles ID : 10021187638
  • CiNii Books ID : AN00253207
  • PubMed ID : 18540381

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