Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 287, Issue 1 , Pages 69-71 , 15 December 2009

Acute limbic encephalitis and glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies: A reality?

  • F. Blanc

      Affiliations

    • Services of Neuropsychology, Neurology and Epileptology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
    • LINC (Cognitive Neurosciences and Imagery Laboratory), UMR 7191, Strasbourg University and CNRS, Strasbourg, France
    • CMRR from Alsace (Memory Resource and Research Centre), Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Service of Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 1, place de l'Hôpital. 67091, Strasbourg, France. Tel.: +33 388116892; fax: +33 388116343.
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  • E. Ruppert

      Affiliations

    • Services of Neuropsychology, Neurology and Epileptology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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  • C. Kleitz

      Affiliations

    • Services of Neuropsychology, Neurology and Epileptology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
    • CMRR from Alsace (Memory Resource and Research Centre), Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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  • M.P. Valenti

      Affiliations

    • Services of Neuropsychology, Neurology and Epileptology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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  • B. Cretin

      Affiliations

    • Services of Neuropsychology, Neurology and Epileptology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
    • CMRR from Alsace (Memory Resource and Research Centre), Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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  • R.L. Humbel

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Immuno-pathology, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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  • J. Honnorat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Neurological Hospital, Lyon, France
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  • I.J. Namer

      Affiliations

    • LINC (Cognitive Neurosciences and Imagery Laboratory), UMR 7191, Strasbourg University and CNRS, Strasbourg, France
    • Service of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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  • E. Hirsch

      Affiliations

    • Services of Neuropsychology, Neurology and Epileptology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
    • LINC (Cognitive Neurosciences and Imagery Laboratory), UMR 7191, Strasbourg University and CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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  • L. Manning

      Affiliations

    • LINC (Cognitive Neurosciences and Imagery Laboratory), UMR 7191, Strasbourg University and CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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  • J. de Seze

      Affiliations

    • Services of Neuropsychology, Neurology and Epileptology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
    • LINC (Cognitive Neurosciences and Imagery Laboratory), UMR 7191, Strasbourg University and CNRS, Strasbourg, France

Received 7 May 2009 ,Revised 1 September 2009 ,Accepted 4 September 2009.

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PII: S0022-510X(09)00846-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.09.004

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 287, Issue 1 , Pages 69-71 , 15 December 2009

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