Abstract
Autoimmune encephalitis associated with anti-LGI-1 antibodies is a new type of autoimmune neurological disease.We present a description of a clinical case — this disease in a patient who was hospitalized at the Republican Scienti fi c and Practical Center for Neurology and Neurosurgery. During the analysis of blood and cerebrospinal fl uid for the presence of antibodies to autoimmune encephalitis, antibodies — IgG to anti-LGI-1 in the blood and cerebrospinal fl uid were detected. Conducted immune therapy, including intravenous administration of glucocorticosteroids, plasmapheresis and intravenous immunoglobulin led to a pronounced positive dynamics in the patient’s condition. Follow-up data indicate that the patient returned to her previous work after a course of therapy.
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