Antibodies to the now well-recognized VGKC-complex antigens were present in 17 of the 38 patients (45%), but these included 6 (16%) patients with both LGI1 and CASPR2 antibodies, and these patients had more severe disease, thymoma (in 50%), and features of Morvan syndrome. This evidence concerns the gene CNTNAP2 and thymoma.