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Table 1 Description of autoantibodies seen in neuronal surface antibody group, intracellular antibody group and coexisting-antibodies group

From: Differences and diversity of autoimmune encephalitis in 77 cases from a single tertiary care center

Antibodies

Number of serum positive patients

Number of CSF positive patients

Age range (year)

% Male

Presenting symptoms

Evidence of tumor at 1st screening (cases)

Anti-NMDAr (25 cases)

24

16 (8 N/A)

5–79

44.1

Behavior, psychosis, dyskinesia, seizures, memory impairment, catatonia, mood disorders

Ovarian tumor [3]

Anti-AMPAr (2 cases)

2

1 (1 N/A)

2–72

50.0

Behavior, stiff-person syndrome

NSCLC [1]

Anti-GABA-Br (2 cases)

2

1 (1 N/A)

42–70

50.0

Behavior, seizures, myoclonus

Stomach cancer [1]

Anti-LGI1 (2 cases)

2

1 (1 N/A)

67–75

50.0

Behavior, seizures, FBDS

None

Anti-Ri (ANNA2) (7 cases)

7

1 (6 N/A)

44–82

42.9

Seizures, psychosis, dyskinesia, weakness

None

Anti-Yo (PCA1) (3 cases)

3

1 (2 N/A)

11–31

66.7

Seizures, diplopia, drowsiness, weakness

Germ cell tumor [1], high CA-125 (1)

Anti-PNMA2 (3 cases)

3

1 (1 N/A)

35–80

66.7

Behavior, dyskinesia, rapidly progressive dementia, weakness

Pancreatic cancer [1],high CA-125 (1)

Anti-recoverin (3 cases)

3

0

40–71

66.7

Behavior, ataxia, numbness

None

Anti-CV2 (CRMP5) (2 cases)

2

1 (1 N/A)

59–65

50.0

Psychosis, memory impairment

Ovarian cancer [1]

Anti-Hu antibody (2 cases)

2

N/A

28–29

0.0

Behavior, seizures, weakness, numbness

None

Anti-GAD65 (2 cases)

2

1 (1 N/A)

1–16

50.0

Seizures, opsoclonus-myoclonus, ataxia

Neuroblastoma [1]

Anti-SOX1 (2 cases)

2

2

33–66

50.0

Behavior, dyskinesia

None

Anti-titin (1 case)

1

0

86

0:0

Drowsiness, psychomotor retardation

None

Anti-NMDAr +ANA (2 cases)

2

2

15–30

0:0

Behavior, psychosis, seizures

Ovarian tumor [1]

Anti-NMDAr +anti-Ri (1 case)

1

N/A

18

100.0

Seizures

None

Anti-NMDAr +AQP4 (1 case)

1

1

24

0.0

Behavior, dyskinesia, weakness

None

  1. NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer, FBDS fasciobrachial dystonic seizure, N/A data not available