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Anti-LGI1 encephalitis in a middle-aged woman who consumes cannabis oil

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Prapokklao Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, 38 Leab Noen Rd, Tumbon Wat Mai, Mueang District, Chanthaburi City, 22000, Thailand

    Chumpol Anamnart

  2. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Prannok Rd, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand

    Jiraporn Jitprapaikulsan

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CA examined and evaluated the patient and wrote the manuscript. JJ interpreted the clinical data and wrote the manuscript.

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This study was approved by the Prapokklao Hospital Ethics Committee. The committee’s reference number is CTREC045.

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Video of the patient. The patient had sudden left arm and left facial posturing that last a few seconds and self-terminated (MPG 7196 kb)

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Anamnart, C., Jitprapaikulsan, J. Anti-LGI1 encephalitis in a middle-aged woman who consumes cannabis oil. Neurol Sci 41, 3755–3757 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04497-0

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