BrainWaves: A Neurology Podcast

#23 Autoimmune and paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis

BrainWaves: A Neurology Podcast

A relatively recent discovery in the history of neurology, autoimmune and paraneoplastic encephalitides encompass a wide spectrum of immunologic phenomena that affect the nervous system. In this episode, which focuses on limbic encephalitis, Dr. Ramani Balu outlines his experience with these unusual conditions. BrainWaves podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used to guide medical decision making in routine clinical practice. Any cases discussed in this episode are fictional and do not contain any patient health identifying information. The content in this episode was vetted and approved by Ramani Balu. REFERENCES 1. Anderson NE and Barber PA. Limbic encephalitis - a review. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. 2008;15:961-71. 2. Schmitt SE, Pargeon K, Frechette ES, Hirsch LJ, Dalmau J and Friedman D. Extreme delta brush: a unique EEG pattern in adults with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. Neurology. 2012;79:1094-100. 3. Lancaster E, Martinez-Hernandez E and Dalmau J. Encephalitis and antibodies to synaptic and neuronal cell surface proteins. Neurology. 2011;77:179-89. 4. Rosenfeld MR and Dalmau JO. Paraneoplastic disorders of the CNS and autoimmune synaptic encephalitis. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2012;18:366-83. 5. Titulaer MJ, McCracken L, Gabilondo I, Armangue T, Glaser C, Iizuka T, Honig LS, Benseler SM, Kawachi I, Martinez-Hernandez E, Aguilar E, Gresa-Arribas N, Ryan-Florance N, Torrents A, Saiz A, Rosenfeld MR, Balice-Gordon R, Graus F and Dalmau J. Treatment and prognostic factors for long-term outcome in patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: an observational cohort study. The Lancet Neurology. 2013;12:157-65. 6. Irani SR, Michell AW, Lang B, Pettingill P, Waters P, Johnson MR, Schott JM, Armstrong RJ, A SZ, Bleasel A, Somerville ER, Smith SM and Vincent A. Faciobrachial dystonic seizures precede Lgi1 antibody limbic encephalitis. Annals of neurology. 2011;69:892-900.

(Updated 15 June 2018)

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