Anti-GAD autoimmune encephalitis

Evidence-based neurology checklist on anti-gad autoimmune encephalitis: Demographic features This usually affects young and middle-aged women Clinical features Associated features Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain Other investigations Treatment Acronym

Demographic features

  • This usually affects young and middle-aged women

Clinical features

Associated features

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain

Other investigations

Treatment

Acronym

References

  1. Zhu F, Shan W, Lv R, Li Z, Wang Q. Clinical characteristics of GAD 65-associated autoimmune encephalitis. Acta Neurol Scand 2020; 142:281-293.
  2. Zhang YF, Yu N, Lin XJ, et al. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of autoimmune encephalitis patients associated with anti-glutamate decarboxylase antibody 65. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020; 196:106082. 
  3. Sharma CM, Pandey RK, Kumawat BL, Khandelwal D, Gandhi P. A unique combination of autoimmune limbic encephalitis, type 1 diabetes, and Stiff person syndrome associated with GAD-65 antibody. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2016; 19:146-149.
  4. Mirabelli-Badenier M, Morana G, Pinto F, et al. Anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase limbic encephalitis without epilepsy evolving into dementia with cerebellar ataxia. Arch Neurol 2012; 69:1064-1066. 
  5. AlAbdulghafoor F, Behbehani R, Johar A, Alroughani R. Antiglutamate acid decarboxylase seropositive brain stem encephalitis. BMJ Case Rep 2023; 16:e254026.
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