Autoimmune encephalitis is associated with a wide variety of antibodies and clinical presentations. Voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC) antibodies are a cause of autoimmune non-paraneoplastic encephalitis characterized by memory impairment, psychiatric symptoms, and seizures. We present a case of VGKC encephalitis likely preceding an ischemic stroke. Reports of autoimmune encephalitis associated with ischemic stroke are rare. Several hypotheses linking these two disease processes are proposed.
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McGinley, M., Morales-Vidal, S., & Ruland, S. (2016). Leucine-rich glioma inactivated-1 and voltage-gated potassium channel autoimmune encephalitis associated with ischemic stroke: A case report. Frontiers in Neurology, 7(MAY). https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2016.00068
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