A case of autoimmune limbic encephalitis in a patient with Behcet’s disease

Nehal Narayan; Andrew Whallett

doi:10.4081/rr.2015.5751

A case of autoimmune limbic encephalitis in a patient with Behcet’s disease

https://doi.org/10.4081/rr.2015.5751

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2015)

Submitted: 10 December 2014
Accepted: 27 March 2015

Published: 14 October 2015

Encephalitis, neurologic manifestations, Behcet’s disease

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Authors

Nehal Narayan
nehalpsn@doctors.org.uk
Rheumatology Department, Russell’s Hall Hospital, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Andrew Whallett Rheumatology Department, Russell’s Hall Hospital, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Behcet’s disease is well known to have neurological manifestations, most usually as a consequence of focal parenchymal lesions or vascular thrombosis. We report a case of autoimmune limbic encephalitis in a patient with Behcet’s disease, that was highly responsive to immunoglobulins and steroid, which ultimately prevented mortality, and reduced comorbidity. We also review the investigation and management of non-paraneoplastic, or autoimmune limbic encephalitis.

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Narayan, N., & Whallett, A. (2015). A case of autoimmune limbic encephalitis in a patient with Behcet’s disease. Rheumatology Reports, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/rr.2015.5751