Epileptic seizures in patients with anti-IgLON5 disease.

J Neuroimmunol

Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

Published: December 2022

Background: Anti-IgLON5 is a rare neurologic disease that can present with epileptic seizures. However, epileptic seizures have not been characterized and are underreported. We aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and demographics of epileptic seizures in patients with anti-IgLON5 disease.

Methods: We reported a case of anti-IgLON5 disease presenting with epileptic seizures and presented a comprehensive literature review on epileptic seizures in patients with the anti-IgLON5 disease. We searched the Medline, Pubmed, and Web of Science databases using the following search algorithm: "IgLON5" or "anti-IgLON5" or "IgLON5 antibody" limited to publications in English.

Results: We identified 183 cases from 66 publications. In addition to our case, nine (4.9%) patients with anti-IgLON5 disease had reported epileptic seizures, either focal or generalized. Of those, epileptic seizures were one of the main reasons for neurology consultation in six (3.2%). Patients with epileptic seizures affected both sexes similarly and usually developed in middle age. In addition to epileptic seizures, a majority of patients had sleep disorders and cognitive impairment. The frequency of epileptic seizures was reduced with the treatment of immunotherapy and antiseizure medication.

Conclusion: Anti-IgLON5 disease can present with epileptic seizures, and our study expands the clinical spectrum of the anti-IgLON5 disease.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2022.577999DOI Listing

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