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ArticleRespirology case reports2024

Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced autoimmune limbic encephalitis with positivity for anti-Hu antibodies in a patient with small-cell lung cancer: A case report and literature review.

Lynn Nakahara, Shun Matsuura, Ryo Suzuki, Akira Kawamura, Takumi Nagasaki, Takafumi Masuda, Kotaro Yamada, Ryuuichi Nakamura, Toshiya Hiramatsu, Norimichi Akiyama and 3 more

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Lynn NakaharaDivision of Respiratory Internal Medicine Fujieda Municipal General Hospital Fujieda Japan.
Shun MatsuuraDivision of Respiratory Internal Medicine Fujieda Municipal General Hospital Fujieda Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8844-6100
Ryo SuzukiDivision of Respiratory Internal Medicine Fujieda Municipal General Hospital Fujieda Japan.
Akira KawamuraDivision of Respiratory Internal Medicine Fujieda Municipal General Hospital Fujieda Japan.
Takumi NagasakiDivision of Respiratory Internal Medicine Fujieda Municipal General Hospital Fujieda Japan.
Takafumi MasudaDivision of Respiratory Internal Medicine Fujieda Municipal General Hospital Fujieda Japan.
Kotaro YamadaDivision of Respiratory Internal Medicine Fujieda Municipal General Hospital Fujieda Japan.
Ryuuichi NakamuraDivision of Respiratory Internal Medicine Fujieda Municipal General Hospital Fujieda Japan.
Toshiya HiramatsuDivision of Respiratory Internal Medicine Fujieda Municipal General Hospital Fujieda Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6221-0359
Norimichi AkiyamaDivision of Respiratory Internal Medicine Fujieda Municipal General Hospital Fujieda Japan.
Kazuki TanakaDivision of Respiratory Internal Medicine Fujieda Municipal General Hospital Fujieda Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4683-5968
Naoki KoshimizuDivision of Respiratory Internal Medicine Fujieda Municipal General Hospital Fujieda Japan.
Shota IgasakiDepartment of Stroke Neurology Fujieda Municipal General Hospital Fujieda Japan.

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Abstract

In recent years, there has been an increasing number of studies on neurological symptoms induced as paraneoplastic neurological syndrome (PNS) or neurological immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Herein, we report a 68-year-old male patient with small-cell lung cancer who developed memory impairment and autonomic nervous system dysfunction after three courses of carboplatin, etoposide, and durvalumab therapy. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed hyperintense areas restricted to the bilateral temporal lobes. Moreover, based on the blood test results, the patient was strongly positive for anti-neuronal nuclear antibodies. Hence, he was diagnosed with autoimmune limbic encephalitis (ALE). Corticosteroid pulse therapy was administered. After treatment, the patient exhibited gradual improvement in memory impairment. However, while tapering the prednisolone dose, the patient exhibited relapse of memory disturbance owing to ALE. It is challenging to distinguish PNS from neurological irAEs. However, ICI-induced ALE with positivity for anti-Hu antibodies has an extremely poor prognosis.

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