Thomas D. Miller
Focal CA3 hippocampal subfield atrophy following LGI1 VGKC-complex antibody limbic encephalitis
Miller, Thomas D.; Chong, Trevor T.-J.; Aimola Davies, Anne M.; Ng, Tammy W.C.; Johnson, Michael R.; Irani, Sarosh R.; Vincent, Angela; Husain, Masud; Jacob, Saiju; Maddison, Paul; Kennard, Christopher; Gowland, Penny A.; Rosenthal, Clive R.
Authors
Trevor T.-J. Chong
Anne M. Aimola Davies
Tammy W.C. Ng
Michael R. Johnson
Sarosh R. Irani
Angela Vincent
Masud Husain
Saiju Jacob
Paul Maddison
Christopher Kennard
Professor PENNY GOWLAND PENNY.GOWLAND@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Physics
Clive R. Rosenthal
Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging has linked chronic voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC) complex antibody-mediated limbic encephalitis with generalized hippocampal atrophy. However, autoantibodies bind to specific rodent hippocampal subfields. Here, human hippocampal subfield (subiculum, cornu ammonis 1-3, and dentate gyrus) targets of immunomodulation-treated LGI1 VGKC-complex antibody-mediated limbic encephalitis were investigated using in vivo ultra-high resolution (0.39 x 0.39 x 1.0 mm³) 7.0T magnetic resonance imaging [n = 18 patients, 17 patients (94%) positive for LGI1 antibody and one patient negative for LGI1/CASPR2 but positive for VGKC-complex antibodies, mean age: 64.0 ± 2.55 years, median 4 years post-limbic encephalitis onset; n = 18 controls]. First, hippocampal subfield quantitative morphometry indicated significant volume loss confined to bilateral CA3 [F(1,34) = 16.87, P < 0.0001], despite hyperintense signal evident in 5 of 18 patients on presentation. Second, early and later intervention (<3 versus >3 months from symptom onset) were associated with CA3 atrophy. Third, whole-brain voxel-by-voxel morphometry revealed no significant grey matter loss. Fourth, CA3 subfield atrophy was associated with severe episodic but not semantic amnesia for postmorbid autobiographical events that was predicted by variability in CA3 volume. The results raise important questions about the links with histopathology, the impact of the observed focal atrophy on other CA3-mediated reconstructive and episodic mechanisms, and the role of potential antibody-mediated pathogenicity as part of the pathophysiology cascade in humans.
Citation
Miller, T. D., Chong, T. T.-J., Aimola Davies, A. M., Ng, T. W., Johnson, M. R., Irani, S. R., Vincent, A., Husain, M., Jacob, S., Maddison, P., Kennard, C., Gowland, P. A., & Rosenthal, C. R. (2017). Focal CA3 hippocampal subfield atrophy following LGI1 VGKC-complex antibody limbic encephalitis. Brain, 140(5), 1212-1219. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awx070
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 29, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 28, 2017 |
Publication Date | May 1, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Apr 25, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 25, 2017 |
Journal | Brain |
Print ISSN | 0006-8950 |
Electronic ISSN | 1460-2156 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 140 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 1212-1219 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awx070 |
Keywords | Limbic encephalitis, Hippocampus, Ultra-high resolution 7.0 T MRI, Hippocampal subfields, Amnesia |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/852780 |
Publisher URL | https://academic.oup.com/brain/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/brain/awx070 |
Contract Date | Apr 25, 2017 |
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