AUTHOR=Yang Jinxia , Sun Qiying , Yang Guang 

TITLE=Pilomotor Seizures in a Patient With LGI1 Encephalitis

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.00061

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2020.00061

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=<p>Limbic encephalitis (LE) with antibodies against leucine-rich glioma inactivated protein 1 (LGI1) is an autoimmune disease with variable clinical features, including seizures, cognitive disorders, psychiatric disturbances, and hyponatremia. The majority of these patients present faciobrachial dystonic seizures (FBDS), which are regarded as a characteristic symptom. A few cases have reported pilomotor seizures as the main manifestation of anti-LGI1 encephalitis. Here, we described a Chinese woman with frequent pilomotor seizures who was finally diagnosed as having anti-LGI1 encephalitis. Our report emphasizes the possible significance of pilomotor seizures in anti-LGI1 encephalitis.</p>