Antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase define a form of limbic encephalitis.

OBJECTIVE: Antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) have been described in a few patients with temporal lobe epilepsies consistent with limbic encephalitis (LE). We studied a cohort of patients with recent-onset temporal lobe epilepsy caused by LE to test for GAD antibody positivity and resp...

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Main Authors: Malter, M, Helmstaedter, C, Urbach, H, Vincent, A, Bien, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010