Encephalitis associated to metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid

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Copyright © 2018 Guevara, Farias, Silva-Rosas, Alarcon, Abudinen, Espinoza, Caro, Angus-Leppan and de Grazia. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. A 68-years-old Hispanic man, complained of night sweats, low grade fewer, unexplained weight loss, and memory problems over 3 months. Abdominal tomography showed multiple intra-abdominal adenopathy and biopsy confirmed classic Hodgkin's lymphoma. He commenced treatment with chemotherapy. Three months later, he had acute onset of inattention, auditory hallucinations and alterations of anterograde memory. The patient developed psychomotor