Case | NMDA + ITPR1 + GFAP (i.e. [1]) | ITPR1 (i.e. [1]) | GFAP (i.e. [6]) | MOG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |