Novel anti-cytoplasmic antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid and serum of patients with chronic severe mental disorders.

There is an emerging role of autoimmune causes related to severe mental disorders (SMD). The clinical approach in patients with chronic SMD and novel anti-central nervous system antibodies is complex. Two corresponding cumulative cases are presented. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum were investigated using tissue-based assays. Both patients suffered from chronic SMD and were negative for well-characterized neuronal antibodies. Patient 1 suffered from a dysexecutive and neurocognitive syndrome with mild abnormalities in automated electroencephalography analysis, elevated CSF protein levels, several serum autoantibodies (including antibodies against endothelial cells), and novel antibodies with a "dotted/scalloped" binding against cytoplasmic structures in CSF. Patient 2 with obsessive-compulsive disorder had left temporal abnormalities on automated magnetic resonance imaging analysis, an elevated CSF/serum albumin quotient, and novel atypical cytoplasmic "spotted" antibody staining in the serum. Patient 1 improved with immunotherapy using high-dose steroids, but patient 2 did not improve under the same treatment. The detection of autoantibodies in CSF of chronic SMD may be beneficial in selecting some patients for immunotherapy. The possible impact of novel anti-cytoplasmic antibodies in this context is critically discussed. Further research is needed to establish the underlying pathophysiological processes as well as their diagnostic and therapeutic implications.

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Dominique Endres, Benjamin Pankratz, Sarah Thiem, Kimon Runge, Andrea Schlump, Bernd Feige, Kathrin Nickel, Marco Reisert, Hansjörg Mast, Horst Urbach, Miriam A Schiele, Katharina Domschke, Benjamin Berger, Nils Venhoff, Harald Prüss, Ludger Tebartz van Elst. Novel anti-cytoplasmic antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid and serum of patients with chronic severe mental disorders. The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry. 2022 Dec;23(10):794-801

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