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Autoimmune Encephalitis Concomitant with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Insight from (18)F-FDG PET Imaging and Neuronal Autoantibodies
We report the case of a 72-y-old man with concomitant autoimmune encephalitis and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The patient presented with subacute cerebellar syndrome and myoclonus several days after general infectious symptoms began. Methods: Clinical exam...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8679632/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32709734 http://dx.doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.120.249292 |
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author | Grimaldi, Stephan Lagarde, Stanislas Harlé, Jean-Robert Boucraut, José Guedj, Eric |
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description | We report the case of a 72-y-old man with concomitant autoimmune encephalitis and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The patient presented with subacute cerebellar syndrome and myoclonus several days after general infectious symptoms began. Methods: Clinical examination, CT, PET, MRI, and autoantibody testing were performed. Results: The oropharyngeal swab test was positive for SARS-CoV-2. The brain MRI results were normal. Cerebrospinal fluid testing showed normal cell counts, a negative result on reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction testing, and no oligoclonal banding. Brain (18)F-FDG PET showed diffuse cortical hypometabolism associated with putaminal and cerebellum hypermetabolism, compatible with encephalitis and especially cerebellitis. The immunologic study revealed high titers of IgG autoantibodies in serum and cerebrospinal fluid directed against the nuclei of Purkinje cells, striatal neurons, and hippocampal neurons. Whole-body (18)F-FDG PET and CT scans did not show neoplasia. Treatment with steroids allowed a rapid improvement in symptoms. Conclusion: This clinical case argues for a possible relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and autoimmune encephalitis and for the use of (18)F-FDG PET in such a context. |
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spelling | pubmed-86796322022-01-05 Autoimmune Encephalitis Concomitant with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Insight from (18)F-FDG PET Imaging and Neuronal Autoantibodies Grimaldi, Stephan Lagarde, Stanislas Harlé, Jean-Robert Boucraut, José Guedj, Eric J Nucl Med COVID Commentaries We report the case of a 72-y-old man with concomitant autoimmune encephalitis and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The patient presented with subacute cerebellar syndrome and myoclonus several days after general infectious symptoms began. Methods: Clinical examination, CT, PET, MRI, and autoantibody testing were performed. Results: The oropharyngeal swab test was positive for SARS-CoV-2. The brain MRI results were normal. Cerebrospinal fluid testing showed normal cell counts, a negative result on reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction testing, and no oligoclonal banding. Brain (18)F-FDG PET showed diffuse cortical hypometabolism associated with putaminal and cerebellum hypermetabolism, compatible with encephalitis and especially cerebellitis. The immunologic study revealed high titers of IgG autoantibodies in serum and cerebrospinal fluid directed against the nuclei of Purkinje cells, striatal neurons, and hippocampal neurons. Whole-body (18)F-FDG PET and CT scans did not show neoplasia. Treatment with steroids allowed a rapid improvement in symptoms. Conclusion: This clinical case argues for a possible relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and autoimmune encephalitis and for the use of (18)F-FDG PET in such a context. Society of Nuclear Medicine 2020-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8679632/ /pubmed/32709734 http://dx.doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.120.249292 Text en © 2020 by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Immediate Open Access: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY) allows users to share and adapt with attribution, excluding materials credited to previous publications. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Details: http://jnm.snmjournals.org/site/misc/permission.xhtml. |
spellingShingle | COVID Commentaries Grimaldi, Stephan Lagarde, Stanislas Harlé, Jean-Robert Boucraut, José Guedj, Eric Autoimmune Encephalitis Concomitant with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Insight from (18)F-FDG PET Imaging and Neuronal Autoantibodies |
title | Autoimmune Encephalitis Concomitant with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Insight from (18)F-FDG PET Imaging and Neuronal Autoantibodies |
title_full | Autoimmune Encephalitis Concomitant with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Insight from (18)F-FDG PET Imaging and Neuronal Autoantibodies |
title_fullStr | Autoimmune Encephalitis Concomitant with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Insight from (18)F-FDG PET Imaging and Neuronal Autoantibodies |
title_full_unstemmed | Autoimmune Encephalitis Concomitant with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Insight from (18)F-FDG PET Imaging and Neuronal Autoantibodies |
title_short | Autoimmune Encephalitis Concomitant with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Insight from (18)F-FDG PET Imaging and Neuronal Autoantibodies |
title_sort | autoimmune encephalitis concomitant with sars-cov-2 infection: insight from (18)f-fdg pet imaging and neuronal autoantibodies |
topic | COVID Commentaries |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8679632/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32709734 http://dx.doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.120.249292 |
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