Spontaneous remission without progression to limbic encephalitis in a patient with LGi1 seropositive faciobrachial dystonic seizure

• Main Authors: Ahmad, S.B., Abdullah, S., Tan, C.T., Lim, K.S., Goh, K.J.
• Format: Article
• Published: ASEAN Neurological Association 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18135/; https://www.neurology-asia.org/articles/neuroasia-2016-21(2)-191.pdf

Faciobrachial dystonic seizures are pathognomonic of leucine-rich glioma inactivated-1 (LGi1) antibody, non-paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis. Faciobrachial dystonic seizures usually precede limbic encephalitis by about a month. It is unknown whether, if untreated, faciobrachial dystonic seizures i...