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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Anti-VGLUT2 autoantibodies associated with post-COVID neurocognitive dysfunction: a case report.

Jeyanthan Charles James, Bianca Teegen, Thivya Pakeerathan, Gregor Hütter, Theodoros Ladopoulos, Nadine Siems, Nadine Trampe, Ilya Ayzenberg, Ralf Gold, Simon Faissner

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jeyanthan Charles JamesDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Bianca TeegenClinical Immunological Laboratory Prof. Stöcker, Groß Grönau, Germany.
Thivya PakeerathanDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Gregor HütterDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Theodoros LadopoulosDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Nadine SiemsDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Nadine TrampeDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Ilya AyzenbergDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Ralf GoldDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Simon FaissnerDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.

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Abstract

Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) is frequently associated with fatigue and cognitive dysfunction, while underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We report a 44-year-old male with persistent symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection, including severe cognitive and motor fatigue, word-finding difficulties, and impaired concentration. Neuropsychological testing revealed marked deficits in alertness, attention, fluency, and processing speed. Serum analysis demonstrated anti-VGLUT2 autoantibodies. IVIG therapy yielded subjective but no objective improvement. This appears to be the first PCS case associated with VGLUT2 autoantibodies and raises the hypothesis of a potential pathophysiological link that requires confirmation in larger cohorts.

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AutoantibodiesCognitive DysfunctionCOVID-19AdultHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousMaleNeuropsychological TestsPost-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeSARS-CoV-2AutoantibodiesImmunoglobulins, Intravenousautoantibodiesautoimmune neurologylong COVIDneurocognitive dysfunctionpost-COVID syndromevesicular glutamate transporter 2 (VGLUT2)

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PMCPMC12852345

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