Confusion, Faciobrachial Dystonic Seizures, and Critical Hyponatremia in a Patient with Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Encephalitis / 가정의학회지
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
; : 99-101, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
Autoimmune limbic encephalitis is a rare cause of encephalitic disease. It is associated with various target antigens and is difficult to diagnose, and experience with its treatment is limited. This case report describes a 69-year-old man, who presented with life-threatening hyponatremia and confusion, following several months of gradually worsening faciobrachial dystonic seizures. Faciobrachial dystonic seizures are a well-described feature classically observed in voltage-gated potassium channel autoimmune encephalitis. The presence of chronic hyponatremia without cognitive dysfunction, eventually culminating in an acute episode of encephalopathy and severe hyponatremia, is a pattern of natural history not previously documented in this condition.
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Sujet Principal:
Crises épileptiques
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Encéphalopathies
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Histoire naturelle
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Encéphalite limbique
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Canaux potassiques voltage-dépendants
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Dystonie
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Encéphalite
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Hyponatrémie
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Aged
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Humans
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En
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
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2017
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Article