Seizures and Encephalitis in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein IgG Disease vs Aquaporin 4 IgG Disease



Hamid, Shahd HM, Whittam, Dan, Saviour, Mariyam, Alorainy, Amal, Mutch, Kerry, Linaker, Samantha, Solomon, Tom ORCID: 0000-0001-7266-6547, Bhojak, Maneesh, Woodhall, Mark, Waters, Patrick
et al (show 3 more authors) (2018) Seizures and Encephalitis in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein IgG Disease vs Aquaporin 4 IgG Disease. JAMA NEUROLOGY, 75 (01). pp. 65-71.

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Abstract

Importance: Antibodies to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein IgG (MOG-IgG) are increasingly detected in patients with non–multiple sclerosis–related demyelination, some of whom manifest a neuromyelitis optica (NMO) phenotype. Cortical involvement, encephalopathy, and seizures are rare in aquaporin 4 antibody (AQP4-IgG)–related NMO in the white European population. However, the authors encountered several patients with seizures associated with MOG-IgG disease. Objective: To compare incidence of seizures and encephalitis-like presentation, or both between AQP4-IgG–positive and MOG-IgG–positive patients. Design, Setting, and Participants: Retrospective case series of all patients who were seropositive for MOG-IgG (n = 34) and the last 100 patients with AQP4-IgG disease (NMO spectrum disorder) seen in the NMO service between January 2013 and December 2016, and analysis was completed January 4, 2017. All patients were seen in a tertiary neurological center, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, England. Main Outcomes and Measures: The difference in seizure frequency between the AQP4-IgG–positive and MOG-IgG–positive patient groups was determined. Results: Thirty-four patients with MOG-IgG disease (20 female) with a median age at analysis of 30.5 years (interquartile range [IQR], 15-69 years), and 100 AQP4-IgG–positive patients (86 female) with a median age at analysis of 54 years (IQR, 12-91 years) were studied. Most patients were of white race. Five of the 34 patients with MOG-IgG (14.7%) had seizures compared with 1 patient with AQP4-IgG (2-sided P < .008, Fisher test). On magnetic resonance imaging, all 5 MOG-IgG–positive patients had inflammatory cortical brain lesions associated with the seizures. In 3 of the 5 MOG-IgG–positive patients, seizures occurred as part of the index event. Four of the 5 presented with encephalopathy and seizures, and disease relapsed in all 5 patients. Four of these patients were receiving immunosuppressant medication at last follow-up, and 3 continued to take antiepileptic medication. In contrast, the only AQP4-IgG–positive patient with seizures had a diagnosis of complex partial epilepsy preceding the onset of NMO by several years and experienced no encephalitic illness; her magnetic resonance imaging results demonstrated no cortical, subcortical, or basal ganglia involvement. Conclusions and Relevance: Patients with MOG-IgG–associated disease were more likely to have seizures and encephalitis-like presentation than patients with AQP4-IgG–associated disease.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Humans, Encephalitis, Seizures, Immunoglobulin G, Retrospective Studies, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Middle Aged, Europe, Female, Male, Aquaporin 4, Young Adult, Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 02 Feb 2018 12:06
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 06:42
DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.3196
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3017351