Case Report: Coexistence of Anti-AMPA Receptor Encephalitis and Positive Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease.

ABSTRACT: Anti-α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor encephalitis is a rare autoimmune disease that is characterized by acute cognitive impairment, mental symptoms, and seizures. The high comorbidity rate between anti-AMPA receptor (AMPAR) encephalitis and other somatic diseases, such as malignancy, has revealed the possibility of potential copathogenesis. However, there have not yet been reports about anti-AMPAR encephalitis with concomitant cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers consistent with Alzheimer disease (AD). Herein, we present the case of an elderly male patient with autoimmune encephalitis (AE) presenting with anti-AMPA1-R and anti-AMPA2-R antibodies, as well as CSF biomarkers of AD. The patient was hospitalized with acute memory decline for 1 week. Anti-AMP

SUBMITTER: Song Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8283122 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature