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ea0027p53 | (1) | BSPED2011

An unusual case of type 1 diabetes mellitus and autoimmune limbic encephalitis

Tziaferi Vaitsa , Ng Joanne , Peters Catherine J , Carr Lucinda

Introduction: T1DM is an autoimmune condition. At diagnosis, 80% of patients have positive glutamic-acid decarboxylase antibodies (GADA). We report a case of T1DM diagnosed 1 year after the onset of autoimmune limbic encephalitis (LE).Case: A 13-year-old female was diagnosed with voltage-gated-potassium channel (VGKC) positive LE after presenting with complex partial seizures and auditory hallucinations. A year later and prior to the diagnosis of diabete...