Table 2.
Antibody | Common Neurological Phenotypes |
Common Associated Malignancies |
---|---|---|
Anti-AMPAR | Limbic encephalitis | Breast Lung Thymus |
Anti-LGI1/Anti- CASPR2 |
Limbic encephalitis Faciobrachial dystonic seizures Morvan’s syndrome |
Thymoma (especially in patients positive for both antibodies) Other neoplasms (rare) |
Anti-GABAbR | Limbic encephalitis, status epilepticus |
Small-cell lung cancer |
Anti-mGluR1 | Cerebellar degeneration | Hodgkin’s disease |
Anti-mGlur2 | Cerebellar degeneration | Small-cell cancer; alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma |
Anti-mGluR5 | Limbic encephalitis | Hodgkin’s disease |
Anti-VGKC | Cerebellar degeneration (Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome) |
Small-cell lung cancer |