Case report: Mixed dementia associated with autoantibodies targeting the vesicular glutamate transporter 2

BackgroundAutoantibodies against the vesicular glutamate transporter type 2 (VGlut2) can trigger impaired synaptic signaling and are described here for the first time in association with mixed dementia.MethodsWe report on a 71-year-old female patient with a dementing syndrome who underwent a thoroug...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Niels Hansen, Bianca Teegen, Sina Hirschel, Jens Wiltfang, Björn H. Schott, Claudia Bartels, Caroline Bouter
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Subjects:	autoimmunity cognition VGlut2 autoantibodies Alzheimer's dementia depression
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1227824/full