Case Report

Clinical Diagnosis of an Autoimmune Encephalitis Presented as a Manic Episode with Psychotic Symptoms: A Case Report

Table 2

Main antibodies to surface antigens associated with autoimmune encephalitis.

AntibodyAssociated syndromeTumor frequencyTumor type

NMDA receptorAnti-NMDA receptor encephalitis [37]40%Teratoma
AMPA receptorLimbic encephalitis [38]65%Thymoma, small-cell lung cancer
GABAa receptorEncephalitis with refractory seizures, status epilepticus [39]25%Thymoma
GABAb receptorLimbic encephalitis with predominance of epileptic seizures at onset [40]50%Small-cell lung cancer
LGI1Limbic encephalitis, frequent hyponatremia [41]10%Thymoma
CASPR2Morvan syndrome; limbic encephalitis [42]Overall, 20%; in syndrome of Morvan, 20-50%.Thymoma
DPPXEncephalitis, hyperecplexia [43]<10%Lymphoma
mGLUR5Encephalitis [44]55%Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Neurexin 3alphaEncephalitis [45]0%
Dopamine D2 receptorEncephalitis of basal ganglia (dystonia, parkinsonism, chorea, oculogyric crises) [46]0%
Glycine receptorProgressive encephalitis with rigidity and myoclonus, s t i ff- person syndrome, encephalitis [47]<5%Thymoma, lung, Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Aquaporin 4Encephalitis [48]0%
MOGAcute disseminated encephalomyelitis [49]0%
GQ1bBickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis [50]0%
IgLON5Nonrapid eye movement (REM) and REM sleep disorder, brainstem dysfunction [51]0%

NMDA: N-methyl-D-aspartate; AMPA: α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid; GABAa: γ-aminobutyric acid type A; GABAb: γ-aminobutyric acid type B; LGI1: leucine-rich glioma inactivated 1; CASPR2: contactin-associated protein 2; DPPX: dipeptidyl-peptidase-like protein-6; mGluR: metabotropic glutamate receptor; MOG: myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein; GQ1b: tetrasial ganglioside; IgLON5: immunoglobulin-like cell adhesion molecule 5.