raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:420789

Autoimmune encephalopathy with parasomnia and obstructive sleep apnea

Synonyms: Anti-IgLON5 disease · Anti-IgLON5 syndrome

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Adult, Elderly
Status
active

A rare neurologic disorder characterized by a unique non-REM and REM parasomnia with sleep breathing dysfunction, gait instability and repetitive episodes of respiratory insufficiency, as well as autoantibodies against IgLON5. Patients may present stridor, chorea, limb ataxia, abnormal ocular movements, and bulbar symptoms (i.e. dysphagia, dysarthria, episodic central hypoventilation) with normal brain MRI. Excessive day sleepiness and cognitive deterioration have also been reported.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutoimmune encephalopathy with parasomnia and obstructive sleep apneaAnti-IgLON5 disease · Anti-IgLON5 syndrome
frEncéphalopathie auto-immune avec parasomnie et apnée obstructive du sommeilSyndrome anti-IgLON5
deAutoimmune Enzephalopathie mit Parasomnie und obstruktiver SchlafapnoeAnti-IgLON5-Krankheit · Anti-IgLON5-Syndrom
esEncefalopatía autoinmune con parasomnia y apnea obstructiva del sueñoEnfermedad anti-IgLON5 · Síndrome anti-IgLON5
itEncefalopatia autoimmune con parasonnia e apnea ostruttiva durante il sonno
nlAuto-immune encefalopathie met parasomnie en obstructieve slaapapneuAnti-IgLON5-syndroom · Anti-IgLON5-ziekte
ptEncefalopatia autoimune com parasonia e apneia obstrutiva do sono
plAutoimmunologiczna encefalopatia z parasomnią i obturacyjnym bezdechem sennym= en
csAutoimunitní encefalopatie s parasomnií a obstruktivní spánkovou apnoí= en
ukАутоімунна енцефалопатія з парасомнією та обструктивним апное уві сніАнти-IgLON5 хвороба · Синдром анти-IgLON5
zh自身免疫性脑病伴异常睡眠和阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停抗IgLON5综合征
trParasomni ve obstrüktif uyku apnesi ile seyreden otoimmün ensefalopatiAnti-IgLON5 hastalığı · Anti-IgLON5 sendromu

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G04.8NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0018489Evalidated
UMLSC4707562Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families10 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated2623676[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_2623676[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card