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Acta Neurologica Belgica
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 1/2016

01-03-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Anti-GAD antibodies, a rare cause of limbic encephalitis: a case report

Authors: Yannick Van Ael, Rizvana Amir, Patrick Cras

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 1/2016

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Limbic encephalitis refers to an inflammatory process involving the hippocampal regions, amygdala and less frequently frontobasal and insular regions. Symptoms include changes in behavior and mood such as irritability and depression, sleep disturbances, seizures, and short-term memory deficits. Two forms do exist: paraneoplastic and nonparaneoplastic. …
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Metadata
Title
Anti-GAD antibodies, a rare cause of limbic encephalitis: a case report
Authors
Yannick Van Ael
Rizvana Amir
Patrick Cras
Publication date
01-03-2016
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-015-0493-1

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