neurological disorders associated with glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies: a brazilian series
;Maurício Fernandes;Renato P. Munhoz;Paulo Eduardo Mestrinelli Carrilho;Walter O. Arruda;Paulo J. Lorenzoni;Rosana H. Scola;Lineu César Werneck;Hélio A. G. Teive
communications in computer and information science2012Vol. 70pp. 657-661
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fernandes2012arquivosneurological
Abstract
Neurological disorders associated with glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibodies are rare pleomorphic diseases of uncertain cause, of which stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is the best-known. Here, we described nine consecutive cases of neurological disorders associated with anti-GAD, including nine patients with SPS and three cases with cerebellar ataxia. Additionally, four had hypothyroidism, three epilepsy, two diabetes mellitus and two axial myoclonus.