Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: UMLS:C0038220 (status epilepticus)
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Hashimoto encephalopathy is a rare, clinically heterogenous condition. Its treatment is based on corticosteroids. A previously normal 12-year-old boy was admitted to our pediatric emergency department with status epilepticus. He experienced a recurrence of status epilepticus after pentobarbital withdrawal, and required repeated resumptions of drug-induced coma. He manifested acute personality changes. His limbic encephalitis markers were normal, but his level of anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody was high. A diagnosis of Hashimoto encephalopathy was considered. Our patient responded to plasmapheresis instead of corticosteroid treatment. This case report is the first, to the best of our knowledge, of plasmapheresis because of Hashimoto encephalopathy in a child.
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PMID:Hashimoto encephalopathy causing drug-resistant status epilepticus treated with plasmapheresis. 2226 10

Among autoimmune encephalitides, a prevalent group are those associated with antibodies against the N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor, which present with behavior abnormalities, psychosis, seizures and abnormal movements. A new variant, mediated by antibodies against the GABA-A receptor, was recen-tly described. We report a 66-years-old female with this form of encephalitis whose main manifestation was the presence of severe seizures leading to status epilepticus. The patient had a good response to immunomodulatory therapy with intravenous methylprednisolone, azathioprine and anticonvulsants. The laboratory tests initially detected anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies which lead to the misdiagnosis of Hashimoto Encephalitis, which was ruled out after the detection of antibodies against GABA-A receptor. No malignancy was detected.
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PMID:[Autoimmune encephalitis induced by antibodies against GABA-A receptor]. 2839 68