Refractory generalized seizures and cerebellar ataxia associated with anti-GAD antibodies responsive to immunosuppressive treatment

MeSH terms

• Adult
• Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
• Autoantibodies / analysis
• Autoantibodies / blood*
• Autoimmune Diseases / drug therapy
• Autoimmune Diseases / immunology*
• Autoimmune Diseases / physiopathology
• Azathioprine / therapeutic use
• Biomarkers / analysis
• Biomarkers / blood
• Brain / metabolism
• Brain / physiopathology
• Cerebellar Ataxia / drug therapy
• Cerebellar Ataxia / immunology*
• Cerebellar Ataxia / physiopathology
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / immunology
• Epilepsy, Generalized / drug therapy
• Epilepsy, Generalized / immunology*
• Epilepsy, Generalized / physiopathology
• Female
• Glutamate Decarboxylase / immunology*
• Hashimoto Disease / complications
• Hashimoto Disease / immunology
• Humans
• Immunosuppression Therapy / methods*
• Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
• Nystagmus, Pathologic / complications
• Nystagmus, Pathologic / immunology
• Prednisone / therapeutic use
• Treatment Outcome
• Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / complications
• Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / immunology
• gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / biosynthesis
• gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / deficiency