Case Reports & Letters
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.4081/rr.2015.5751

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

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Received: 10 December 2014
Accepted: 27 March 2015
Published: 14 October 2015
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Encephalitis, neurologic manifestations, Behcet’s disease

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