DOI

A kind of autoimmune encephalitis with positive autoantibodies toward the B1 subunit of the gamma-aminobutyric acid-type B receptor is known as anti-GABABR encephalitis. It is an autoimmune brain disorder with typical manifestations of a limbic encephalitis. It can coexist with positive anti-thyroid autoantibodies. We described a 57-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a bipolar affective disorder. The patient had high titers of anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies, and she also was positive for anti-GABABR antibodies. There is a question, if this case is a kind of comorbidity of anti-thyroid and anti-brain autoimmunity or is it a single nosological entity - a kind of Hashimoto's encephalopathy? (C) 2021 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)317-319
Number of pages3
JournalDubai Medical Journal
Volume4
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Oct 2021

    Research areas

  • Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Psychiatric disorders, Bipolar affective disorder, Autoimmunity, ENCEPHALITIS

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