Table 4

Percentage volume changes in limbic encephalitis subgroups

GADVGKC-complexAmphiphysin
MRI 1 vs 2N=11N=13N=1
AM−0.3% (−8.1 to 1.3)−14.0% (−18.7 to −8.3)**−7.8%
HC−0.8% (−8.6 to 0.3)−6.0% (−12.2 to −4.5)−21.8%
MRI 2 vs 3N=5N=8N=1
AM−2.7% (−9.6 to 1.9)−6.8% (−10.7 to −2.5)−14.8%
HC2.4% (−6.3 to 5.0)−5.5% (−7.3 to −2.5)−2.3%
MRI 1 vs 3N=5N=8N=1
AM−6.1% (−19.8 to −3.4)−18.3% (−25.0 to −13.3)−21.4%
HC−6.2% (−18.5 to −1.4)−10.7% (−16.4 to −9.4)−23.7%
  • **p≤0.01 comparing GAD with VGKC-complex.

  • Values are given as median with 95% CI in brackets.

  • AM, amygdala; GAD, glutamic acid decarboxylase; HC, hippocampus; VGKC, voltage-gated potassium channel.