AUTHOR=Hanxin Kong , Xiaomin Wang , Hao Ying , Shuihong Zheng 

TITLE=Case Report: Refractory Hypotension of GABA B Receptor Autoimmune Encephalitis

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2020

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.571382

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2020.571382

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=Introduction: With the development of antibody detection technology, GABA B receptor encephalitis is an increasingly recognized autoimmune mediated disease.This paper describes a patient with refractory hypotension who suffered from GABA B receptor autoimmune encephalitis.
Case Report: We describe a 63-year-old man with GABA B receptor autoimmune encephalitis who had hypotension on day 17 of onset. Despite two rounds of immunoglobulin administration, high-dose intravenous steroid injections, and immunosuppressive therapy, on day 35 of hospitalization, psychiatric symptoms and seizures were significantly improved, but blood pressure remained low.
Conclusion:The purpose of this case and literature review is to investigate the impairment of autonomic nerve function and its subsequent management in patients with GABA B receptor autoimmune encephalitis.