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ArticleAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Neurological Manifestations of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoimmunity in Indian Patients.

Meena Thevarkalam, Sudheeran Kannoth, Vivek Nambiar, Siby Gopinath, Annamma Mathai, Anandkumar Anandakuttan, Sajitha Krishnan, Renjitha Bhaskaran

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Article in Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Meena ThevarkalamDepartment of Biochemistry, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Viswavidyapeetham University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Sudheeran KannothDepartment of Neurology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Viswavidyapeetham University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Vivek NambiarDepartment of Neurology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Viswavidyapeetham University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Siby GopinathDepartment of Neurology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Viswavidyapeetham University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Annamma MathaiDepartment of Neurology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Viswavidyapeetham University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Anandkumar AnandakuttanDepartment of Neurology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Viswavidyapeetham University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Sajitha KrishnanDepartment of Biochemistry, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Viswavidyapeetham University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Renjitha BhaskaranDepartment of Biostatistics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Viswavidyapeetham University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To study the neurological manifestations of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD 65) autoimmunity in Indian patients. Methods: Retrospective study conducted in a tertiary care referral hospital in South India. Patients who tested positive for GAD 65 antibodies from February 2013 to July 2019 were included. Results: We identified 922 patients who underwent GAD 65 testing, of which 81 tested positive (8.78%) [mean age 55.42 years (SD 17.39, range 9-86 years, median age 57 years)]. Males ( Conclusion: Glutamic acid decarboxylase65 antibody values were much lower in our study population. Male-dominant autoimmunity was seen unlike that in Western literature. The most striking was the high preponderance of atypical parkinsonism in GAD 65-positive patients. We also found that GAD 65 positivity is a useful marker for a positive response to immunotherapy in suspected autoimmune neurological syndromes irrespective of their titers.

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Atypical parkinsonismautoimmune atypical parkinsonismautoimmune encephalitisglutamic acid decarboxylase65 antibody

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