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Seronegative Autoimmune Encephalitis With Rapidly Progressive Parkinsonism.

Cureus · 2024-12-21

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.76114PMID: 39835049

Open accessJournal Article; Case Reports; case-reportOriginal source ↗

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Seronegative autoimmune encephalitis is an infrequent entity in older patients, and its presentation as rapidly progressive parkinsonism is rarely seen in cases of autoimmune encephalitis. We present a case report of an older patient who presented with worsening Parkinson's-like symptoms over a month. We highlight the importance of considering autoimmune encephalitis as a potential cause of rapidly progressive parkinsonism and the importance of radiological findings when the entire autoimmune panel is negative in such patients.

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