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ArticleCase reports in neurological medicine2026

A Case of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel and TG6 Antibody-Positive Cerebellar Ataxia.

Alberto Cifelli, Zain Butt, Eva Cifelli, Marios Hadjivassiliou

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Alberto CifelliDepartment of Neurology, Queen's Hospital, London, UK, queens-hospital.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4916-3236
Zain ButtFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK, qmul.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2872-9676
Eva CifelliQueen's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, cam.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1045-4239
Marios HadjivassiliouDepartment of Neurology, Sheffield Ataxia Centre, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK, nhs.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2542-8954

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the case of a lady in her early 20s who developed over a few weeks progressive appendicular and limb ataxia and dysarthria. She was found to have a high titer of voltage-gated calcium channel antibodies (VGCCAs) and was started on immunosuppressive and immunomodulating therapy with no further worsening of her neurological status. Subsequent testing revealed that she was also TG6 antibody-positive, and a gluten-free diet was added to her management, following which improvement in cerebellar N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) concentration (an index of neuronal health/integrity) was noted on magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), while her clinical picture remained static.

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antivoltage-gated calcium channel autoantibodycerebellar ataxiamagnetic resonance imagingmagnetic resonance spectroscopyScale for the Assessment and Rating of AtaxiaTG6 autoantibody

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