Intravenous immunoglobulins as first-line therapy for IgLON5 encephalopathy
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DOI: 10.1007/s00415-019-09221-3
Abstract: A 56-year-old man presented with a 6 month history of dysarthrophonia, orofacial dyskinesia and chorea of both hands. His wife reported snoring, day sleepiness, insomnia and limb movements during sleep. The patient and his wife… read more here.
Keywords: iglon5 encephalopathy; iglon5; treatment; impairment ... See more keywords
Author response: IgLON5-mediated neurodegeneration is a differential diagnosis of CNS Whipple disease
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007088
Abstract: We thank Drs. Bally and Lang for their interest in our report,1 and for alerting clinicians to the fact that palatal tremor (PT) occurs in only a minority of patients with neurologic Whipple disease (WhD).… read more here.
Keywords: whipple disease; iglon5 mediated; whd; mediated neurodegeneration ... See more keywords