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Table 2 Overview of selected clinical and diagnostic findings in the presented case and literature review

From: Paraneoplastic encephalomyeloradiculits with multiple autoantibodies against ITPR-1, GFAP and MOG: case report and literature review

 

Case

NMDA + ITPR1 + GFAP

(i.e. [1])

ITPR1

(i.e. [1])

GFAP

(i.e. [6])

MOG

(i.e. [8, 9])

Clinical symptoms

Subacute onset

+

+

+

+

+

Prior infection

+

(vaginal herpes)

+

 

+

+

Meningism

+

  

+

 

Confusion

+

+

 

+

 

Para/Tetraparesis

+

+

+

+

 

Sensory loss

+

+

+

+

 

Ataxia

+

 

+

+

 

Nystagmus

+

 

+

  

Seizures

+

+

+

+

 

Autonomic symptoms

+

(neccessary pace maker)

 

+

+

 

Vision deficits

   

+

+

Neuropathy

  

+

  

Areflexia

+

 

+

  

Diagnostic Examinations

Signs of meningitis in MRI

+

  

+

 

T2w lesions in cerebral MRI

+

(esp. parieto-occipital)

+

(esp. temporo-cerebellar)

 

+

(esp. periventricular white matter)

+

(esp. deep grey matter involvement)

Spinal MRI

+

(spinal cord swelling, edema)

+

(long myelitis)

+

(myelitis)

+

(myelitis)

+

(myelitis)

Tumor association

(+)

(borderline tumor of left ovary)

-

41% tumor association

(no borderline known)

36% tumor association

(no borderline known)

Usually no tumor association