IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/epw/ejmed0/v7y2025i5id42308.html

Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Encephalitis Complication of Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report

Author

Listed:
  • Rania Salhi

    (University Hospital Centre Ibn Rochd, University Hassan II, Morocco)

  • Meryem Haimoud

    (University Hospital Centre Ibn Rochd, University Hassan II, Morocco)

  • Meryem Belhouari

    (University Hospital Centre Ibn Rochd, University Hassan II, Morocco)

  • Mouna Bourhafour

    (University Hospital Centre Ibn Rochd, University Hassan II, Morocco)

  • Souha Sahraoui

    (University Hospital Centre Ibn Rochd, University Hassan II, Morocco)

Abstract

Paraneoplastic autoimmune encephalitis is a rare and poorly understood complication of cancer. The identification of key anti-onco-neuronal antibodies, such as anti-Ma1/anti-Ma2, plays a crucial role in guiding the diagnosis. We report the case of a 75-year-old female patient diagnosed with metastatic breast carcinoma, who developed paraneoplastic autoimmune encephalitis. The diagnosis was confirmed through cerebral MRI and the detection of positive anti-oncogenic neuronal antibodies. Treatment primarily focuses on managing the underlying cancer, alongside immunomodulatory treatments. In our case, despite the initiation of corticosteroid therapy, the disease progressed rapidly, ultimately leading to the patient’s death.

Suggested Citation

  • Rania Salhi & Meryem Haimoud & Meryem Belhouari & Mouna Bourhafour & Souha Sahraoui, 2025. "Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Encephalitis Complication of Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 7(5), pages 49-50, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:7:y:2025:i:5:id:42308
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2025.7.5.2308
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejmed/article/view/42308
    File Function: Abstract page
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejmed/article/download/42308/10912
    File Function: Full text
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.24018/ejmed.2025.7.5.2308?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:7:y:2025:i:5:id:42308. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Support (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejmed .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.