A case of progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and positive antiglutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies [corrected].
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 50 year old woman developed progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity over a three year period. Her CSF contained oligoclonal bands and both her serum and CSF contained antibodies directed against GABA-ergic synapses (antiglutamic acid decarboxylase [corrected] antibodies). These antibodies have recently been described in cases of stiff man syndrome. Both disorders may be part of a clinical spectrum that has an underlying autoimmune basis.
Medical subject headings
- Autoantibodies
- Encephalomyelitis
- Glutamate Decarboxylase