Anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase encephalitis presenting with choreo‐dystonic movements and coexisting electrographic seizures

Azevedo Kauppila, Linda; Coelho, Miguel; Franco, Ana Catarina; Teodoro, Tiago; Peralta, Ana Rita; Bentes, Carla; Falcão, Filipa; Albuquerque, Luísa

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Azevedo Kauppila, Linda

Abstract(s)

Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibodies (ab) have been associated with rare disorders, such as Stiff-person syndrome, limbic encephalitis, cerebellar ataxia, and temporal lobe epilepsy. Other systemic autoimmune disorders have been linked to antiGAD ab, among them, diabetes mellitus (DM).