Abstract Details

Title Central and Peripheral Nervous System Involvement with Autoimmune Syndrome

Topic Autoimmune Neurology

Presentation(s) Health Care Disparities Posters (7:00 AM-5:00 PM)

Poster/Presentation
Number 011

Background Autoimmune encephalitis has been described as antibodies against neuronal cell surface/synaptic proteins. Autoimmune encephalitis may occur in the presence or absence of cancer and is usually suggestive of inflammatory process. In more than half of patients, the neurologic syndrome develops before the cancer diagnosis is known. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) abnormalities include increased protein concentration, pleocytosis, elevated immunoglobulin G (IgG) index, and oligoclonal bands.¹

Objective na

Design/Methods We report a unique case of patient who presented with confusion and shoulder pain with positive ACh Receptor Binding Ab. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an inflammatory process in bilateral hippocampus and the in the left brachial plexus.

Results Patient responded to immunotherapy with resolution of symptoms and repeat imaging showed resolution of findings.

Conclusions

There have been very rare cases of autoimmune syndrome in which both ventral

and peripheral nervous system were involved at the same time.^{2, 3}

Authors/Disclosures
Hussein Alshammari, MD (Wmc) PRESENTER	Dr. Alshammari has nothing to disclose.
	No disclosure on file
Kavneet Kaur, MD	Dr. Kaur has nothing to disclose.
Fawaz Al-Mufti, MD (Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College)	Dr. Al-Mufti has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as a Consultant for Stryker. Dr. Al-Mufti has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as a Consultant for Cerenovus. Dr. Al-Mufti has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Revalesio .