Cardiac involvement in anti-GABA-B receptor encephalitis: a case report
Rosa Ferrer Tarrés, Alexis García Sarreón, Francisco Pozo Ariza, Jorge Gutiérrez Naranjo, Ariadna Gifreu-Fraixinó, Almudena Boix-Lago, Gary Álvarez-Bravo · 2025
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Description
Rosa Ferrer Tarrés and six colleagues report the case of a sixty-five-year-old man with a rare autoimmune brain disease, in a twenty twenty-five paper. The disease, tied to antibodies against a brain receptor called GABA-B, usually causes seizures and memory loss. It often appears alongside a type of lung cancer. The man arrived with nonstop seizures, and tests found the antibodies in his blood and spinal fluid.
Strong steroid treatment helped him improve, yet he died suddenly during recovery. An autopsy found the expected immune attack in his brain and a hidden lung tumor. It also found immune cells inside his heart muscle, a sign of heart inflammation. The authors suggest heart checks may be wise for patients with this disease.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Rosa Ferrer Tarrés, Alexis García Sarreón, Francisco Pozo Ariza, Jorge Gutiérrez Naranjo, Ariadna Gifreu-Fraixinó, Almudena Boix-Lago, Gary Álvarez-Bravo |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |