Review Article

Case Analysis and Literature Review of Thirteen Patients with Autoimmune Encephalitis

Table 1

The clinical data of 13 patients with autoimmune encephalitis.

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Age (years)56604646152430686154561759
SexFemaleMaleMaleMaleMaleMaleFemaleMaleMaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
Initial symptomsPsychological symptomsEpileptic seizureEpileptic seizureAdvanced dementiaEpileptic seizureEpileptic seizurePsychological symptomsEpileptic seizureEpileptic seizureEpileptic seizurePsychological symptomsPsychological symptomsPsychological symptoms
Psychological and behavioral abnormalities+-+++-+++++++
Epileptic seizure+++++++++++++
Cognition impairment++++-++++++++
Mechanical ventilation--+-+-+-+----
MRI---+---+-+-+-
Cancer screening--Lung cancer----------
TreatmentGlucocorticoidGlucocorticoidGlucocorticoid, IVIgGlucocorticoidGlucocorticoid, IVIgGlucocorticoid, IVIg(2)Glucocorticoid, IVIgGlucocorticoid, IVIgGlucocorticoid, IVIg (2)Glucocorticoid, IVIgGlucocorticoid, IVIgGlucocorticoid, IVIgGlucocorticoid, IVIg
OutcomeImprovedImprovedAbandonedImprovedImprovedImprovedAbandonedImprovedImprovedImprovedImprovedImprovedImproved
AE antibody testingAnti-NMDA receptorAnti-LG11 antibodyAnti-GABAB receptorAnti-LG11 antibodyAnti-NMDA receptorAnti-NMDA receptorAnti-NMDA receptorAnti-GABAB receptorAnti-GABAB receptorAnti-LG11 antibodyAnti-LG11 antibodyAnti-NMDA receptorAnti-NMDA receptor

Abbreviations: AE: autoimmune encephalitis; NMDA: N-methyl-D-aspartate; GABAB: γ-aminobutyric acid B; LGl1: leucine-rich glioma 1; IVIg: intravenous immunoglobulin; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.