A case report of leucine rich glioma inactivated 1-antibody encephalitis with autonomic dysfunction / 中华神经科杂志

ABSTRACT

Leucine rich glioma inactivated 1 (LGI1) is a protein which is identified as the target involving in autoimmune encephalitis. Seizures and cognitive declines are two main symptoms of LGI1-antibody encephalitis. However, autonomic dysfunction symptoms are not prominent as seizures and cognitive defection and are easily overlooked by physicians. We reported a case with LGI1-antibody encephalitis whose onset symptoms were autonomic dysfunction including sweating, orthostatic hypotension. The features of this case was described in detail and the related literatures were reviewed in order to enhance the knowledge of the disease.