Autoimmune musicogenic epilepsy associated with anti‐glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies and Stiff‐person syndrome

Abstract

Abstract Epilepsy should be suspected in patients with Stiff‐person syndrome and new onset paroxysmal episodes. Musicogenic epilepsy may be a manifestation of anti‐GAD‐Ab spectrum, supporting an autoimmune workup in these patients. Appropriate treatment is not well established, and immunotherapy should be considered in patients with only partial response to antiepileptic drugs.

Keywords

• anti‐glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies
• autoimmune epilepsy
• musicogenic seizure
• reflex seizure
• Stiff‐person syndrome
• temporal lobe epilepsy