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Table 1 Patients’ general characteristics and clinical features

From: Efficacy of double filtration plasmapheresis in the treatment of steroid and/or IVIG unresponsive neuronal surface antibodies associated autoimmune encephalitis

Patient No

Gender

Age

Weight

(kg)

Antibody

Serum

titer

CSF

titer

MRI

EEG

Tumor

1

male

30

50

NMDAR

(+ +)

(+ +)

Abnormal signal in left occipital and temporal

Normal

None

2

male

47

70

NMDAR

(-)

(+ + +)

Abnormal signal in pedunculus cerebri, medulla oblongata

Abnormal

None

3

male

16

70

NMDAR

(+ +  + +)

(+ + +)

Abnormal signal in left cerebellum and bilateral hippocampus

Abnormal

None

4

female

28

52

NMDAR

(+ + +)

(+ +)

Abnormal signal in bilateral frontoparietal and temporal lobe

Normal

Ovarian teratoma

5

female

29

70

NMDAR

(+ + +)

(+ +)

Normal

Abnormal

None

6

male

51

71

AMPAR

(+ +)

(+ +)

Abnormal signal in frontal lobe

Normal

None

7

male

64

71

GABA-BR

(+ + +)

(+ +)

Abnormal signal in hydrocephalus

Normal

None

8

female

23

80

NMDAR

( +)

(+ +)

Abnormal signal in bilateral hippocampus

Abnormal

Ovarian teratoma

9

female

16

38

NMDAR

( +)

(+ +)

Abnormal signal in left temporal lobe and hippocampus

Abnormal

None

10

male

72

40

GABA-BR

(+ + +)

(+ + +)

Multiple cerebral ischemia

Normal

esophagus cancer

11

male

59

60

NMDAR

(-)

(+ + +)

Normal

Abnormal

None

12

female

19

40

NMDAR

(+ + +)

(+ + +)

Normal

Abnormal

None

13

female

16

50

NMDAR

(+ + +)

(+ + +)

Intensified signal in bilateral pia mater

Abnormal

Ovarian teratoma

14

male

66

65

LGI1

( +)

( +)

Abnormal signal in left hippocampus and frontal lobe

Normal

None

15

male

59

61

LGI1

(+ +)

(-)

Abnormal signal in right frontal lobe

Abnormal

None

16

male

64

60

GABA-BR

(+ + +)

(+ + +)

Normal

Abnormal

Lung cancer

17

female

21

45

NMDAR

( +)

(+ + +)

Abnormal signal in right frontal and parietal lobes

Abnormal

Ovarian teratoma

18

female

28

56

NMDAR

( +)

(+ + +)

Abnormal signal in bilateral temporal lobe and basal ganglia region

Abnormal

Ovarian teratoma

19

male

69

60

LGI1

(+ + +)

(+ + +)

Mesencephalon, bilateral basal ganglia region ischemia

Abnormal

none

20

male

34

60

NMDAR

(-)

(+ + +)

Normal

Abnormal

None

21

male

45

90

GABA-BR

(+ +)

(+ +)

Normal

Abnormal

Lung cancer

22

male

56

66

NMDAR

(-)

(+ +)

Bilateral hippocampus, front parietal and periventricular ischemia

Normal

None

23

female

17

51

NMDAR

(-)

(+ +)

Abnormal signal in left frontal lobe

Abnormal

None

24

male

35

65

NMDAR

( +)

(+ +)

Abnormal signal in right temporal lobe, insular lobe and brainstem

Abnormal

None

25

male

62

69

AMPAR

(+ +)

(-)

Abnormal signal in bilateral hippocampus

Abnormal

Thymoma

26

male

52

60

GABA-BR

(+ +)

(+ +)

Abnormal signal in right temporal-parietal white matter

Abnormal

None