GFAP Positive Autoimmune Encephalitis Presentation as Papilledema and Bilateral Sixth Nerve Palsy in Pediatric Patient

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Identifier 20210223_nanos_posters_159
Title GFAP Positive Autoimmune Encephalitis Presentation as Papilledema and Bilateral Sixth Nerve Palsy in Pediatric Patient
Creator Jamila Hiasat; Ellen Mitchell; Catalina Cleves-Bayon
Affiliation (JH) (EM) (CC) Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Subject Pediatric Neuro-ophthalmology
Description Autoimmune encephalitis is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) . Neural autoantibody detection in serum or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) aids the diagnosis and treatment1 . Several Autoantibodies have been identified in patients with neurological syndromes, including IgG autoantibodies binding to astrocytic glial fibrillar acidic protein (GFAP) isoforms.
Date 2021-02
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2021 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2021: Poster Session IV: Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2021. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6v46qvt
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 1675949
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v46qvt
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