Encefalitis límbica asociada a secreción inadecuada de hormona antidiurética
Reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura
Resumen
La encefalitis límbica (EL) autoinmune es una afección neurológica infrecuente de curso subagudo con manifestaciones neuropsicológicas. Actualmente el tratamiento inmunoterápico agudo o de mantenimiento es dirigido según el anticuerpo neural acompañante y la presencia o ausencia de cáncer.
Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 52 años con hipotiroidismo autoinmune, síndrome de secreción inadecuada de hormona antidiurética (SIADH) e hiponatremia (hipoNa) persistente, con evolución progresiva de perdida de la memoria y crisis distónicas faciobraquiales (DFBC) a quien se le realiza un diagnóstico oportuno de encefalitis límbica.
Recibió tratamiento intravenoso combinado en base a corticoides e inmunoglobulina con buena respuesta y morbilidad mínima neuropsicológica.
El reconocimiento de esta patología permite un diagnóstico y tratamiento temprano, imprescindible para mejorar el pronóstico de estos pacientes.
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