Anti LG1 VGKC autoimmune encephalitis: other seizure features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on anti lg1 vgkc autoimmune encephalitis: other seizure features: Temporal lobe seizures Fear Epigastric rising sensation Staring Automatisms Autonomic seizures: manifestations Pilomotor seizures (piloerection) Other seizure types Other seizure patterns

Temporal lobe seizures

  • Fear
  • Epigastric rising sensation
  • Staring
  • Automatisms

Autonomic seizures: manifestations

Pilomotor seizures (piloerection)

Other seizure types

Other seizure patterns

References

  1. Chen C, Wang X, Zhang C, et al. Seizure semiology in leucine-rich glioma-inactivated protein 1 antibody-associated limbic encephalitis. Epilepsy Behav 2017; 77:90-95. 
  2. Binks SNM, Klein CJ, Waters P, Pittock SJ, Irani SR. LGI1, CASPR2 and related antibodies: a molecular evolution of the phenotypes. JNNP 2017; pii: jnnp-2017-315720 (Epub ahead of print).
  3. Przybysz JM, Binks SNM, Verghese A, Handel AE. Teaching NeuroImage: Facial flushing: an autonomic seizure manifestation in lgi1-antibody encephalitis. Neurology 2026; 106:e214700.
  4. Yang J, Sun Q, Yang G. Pilomotor seizures in a patient with LGI1 encephalitis. Front Neurol 2020; 11:61.
  5. Gilani K, Tarazi A, Wennberg R. Acetazolamide as an effective treatment for pilomotor seizures in autoimmune encephalitis. Epilepsia 2024; 65:e67-e72.Aurangzeb S, Symmonds M, Knight RK, Kennett R, Wehner T, Irani SR. LGI1-antibody encephalitis is characterised by frequent, multifocal clinical and subclinical seizures. Seizure 2017; 50:14-17.
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