You Shake My Nerves and You Rattle My Brain

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Identifier walsh_2007_s1_c4
Title You Shake My Nerves and You Rattle My Brain
Creator Ai Sakonju
Subject Antigens, Neoplasm; Testicular Neoplasms; Paraneoplastic Syndromes; Ocular Motility Disorders; Limbic Encephalitis; Hypokinesia; Deglutition Disorders
History A 39-year old male with a progressive inability to perform daily activities, worsening falls and dysphagia presumed to be harbingers of early-onset Parkinson. Previous history significant for traumatic brain injury.
Pathology Positive anti-Ma2 antibody
Disease/Diagnosis Anti-Ma2 paraneoplastic brainstem-limbic encephalitis secondary to embryonal testicular cancer
Clinical Abnormal, intrusive eye movement
Presenting Symptom Bradykinesia; Dysphagia; Social withdrawal; Retropulsive gait
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment Hormonal antineoplastic agents; IV immunoglobulin
Date 2007-02-11
References 1. Castle J, Sakonju A, Dalmau J, Newman-Toker DE, Anti-Ma2-associated encephalitis with normal FDG-PET: a case of pseudo-Whipple's disease, Nature Clinical Practice Neurology, 2 (10), 566-572, 2006. 2. Dalmau J, Graus F, Villargo A, Posner JB, Blumenthal D, Thiessen B, Sarz A, Meneses P, Rosenfeld M, Clinical analysis of anti-Ma 2 associated encephalitis, Brain, 127, 1831-1844, 2004. 3. Gerard A, Sarrot-Reynauld F, Liozon E, Cathebras P, Besson G, Robin C, Vignetto A, Monsnier J, Durieu I, Durand D, Rousset H, Neurologic presentation of Whipple disease: Report of 12 cases and review of the literature, Medicine, 81(6), 443-457, 2002. 4. Louis ED, Lynch T, Kaufman P, Fahn S, Odel J, Diagnostic guidelines in central nervous system Whipple's disease, Annals of Neurology, 40(4), 561-568, 1996. 5. Rosenfeld M, Eichen J, Wade D, Posner J, Dalmau J, Molecular and clinical diversity in paraneoplastic immunity to Ma proteins, Annals of Neurology, 50, 339-348, 2001.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 39th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of Case 4, Session 1, Walsh Session, NANOS 2007
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6k07727
Contributor Primary Sakonju, Ai
Contributor Secondary Newman-Toker, David E.
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178302
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k07727