Anti-MOG autoantibody-associated schizophreniform psychosis
Open Access
- 8 September 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Acta Neuropsychiatrica
- Vol. 34 (1), 47-54
- https://doi.org/10.1017/neu.2021.29
Abstract
Objective: Autoimmune mechanisms are related to disease development in a subgroup of patients with psychosis. The contribution of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) is mainly unclear in this context. Methods: Therefore, two patients with psychosis and anti-MOG antibodies—detected in fixed cell-based and live cell-based assays—are presented. Results: Patient 1 suffered from late-onset psychosis with singular white matter lesions in MRI and intermittent EEG slowing. Patient 2 suffered from a chronic paranoid-hallucinatory disorder with intermittent confusional states, non-specific white matter alterations on MRI, a disorganized alpha rhythm on EEG and elevated cerebrospinal-fluid protein. Both patients had anti-MOG antibody titers of 1:320 in serum (reference<1:20). Conclusion: The arguments for and against a causal role for anti-MOG antibodies are discussed. The antibodies could be relevant, but due to moderate titers, they may have caused a rather “subtle clinical picture” consisting of psychosis instead of “classical” MOG encephalomyelitis.Keywords
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