Passively acquired thyroid autoantibodies from intravenous immunoglobulin in autoimmune encephalitis: Two case reports

J Neurol Sci. 2017 Dec 15:383:116-117. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.11.002. Epub 2017 Nov 6.

Authors

Yuto Uchida¹, Daisuke Kato², Kenichi Adachi¹, Takanari Toyoda¹, Noriyuki Matsukawa¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.
² Department of Neurology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 29246597
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.11.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Autoantibody; Encephalitis; Hashimoto's encephalopathy; Intravenous immunoglobulin.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis / therapy*
Autoantibodies / administration & dosage
Autoantibodies / blood*
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System / therapy*
Encephalitis / diagnosis
Encephalitis / etiology
Encephalitis / immunology
Encephalitis / therapy*
Female
Graves Disease / immunology
Graves Disease / therapy
Hashimoto Disease / diagnosis
Hashimoto Disease / etiology
Hashimoto Disease / immunology
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use*
Male
Thyroid Gland / immunology*
Young Adult

Substances

Autoantibodies
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous

Supplementary concepts

Hashimoto's encephalitis