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Myasthenia gravis complicated with autoimmune encephalitis: a review [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyObjectiveThis review aims to provide updated information about myasthenia gravis (MG) complicated with autoimmune encephalitis.BackgroundMG and autoimmune encephalitis are both antibody-mediated disorders with a need for active and individually adapted ...
Nils Erik Gilhus, Nils Erik Gilhus
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Autoimmune Encephalitis—A Multifaceted Pathology
Biomedicines, 2023 Autoimmune encephalitis is a complex and multifaceted pathology that involves immune-mediated inflammation of the brain. It is characterized by the body’s immune system attacking the brain tissue, leading to a cascade of inflammatory processes.
Eugenia Irène Davidescu +2 more
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Recurrent Autoimmune Encephalitis in a Patient With Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 1 [PDF]
Case Reports in Critical CareAutoimmune polyendocrine syndrome Type 1, also known as autoimmune polyendocrinopathy–candidiasis–ectodermal dystrophy (APS-1/APECED), is a rare monogenic autoimmune disorder with increasing recognition of neurologic manifestations.
Jason T. Stemple +7 more
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Sleep disturbances in autoimmune encephalitis [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2023 Autoimmune encephalitis is an inflammatory neurological disorder characterized by psychiatric symptoms, cognitive impairment, and focal neurological deficits or seizures.
Dae Lim Koo
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Paraneoplastic encephalitis associated with renal cell carcinoma [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2021 Purpose Paraneoplastic encephalitis is autoimmune encephalitis accompanied by tumors. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a kidney cancer originating from various types of renal cells and rarely has been associated with paraneoplastic neurologic manifestation.
Yoonhyuk Jang +4 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Autoimmune encephalitis is a rare but critical complication of COVID-19. The management of COVID-19-associated autoimmune encephalitis includes the use of steroids, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), plasmapheresis, and monoclonal antibody therapy.
Chi-Hung Liu +3 more
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Corticosteroid Treatment in Autoimmune Encephalitis [PDF]
Journal of Neurocritical Care, 2017 An increasing number of neuronal autoantibodies which target cell surface or synaptic proteins have been discovered over the last decade. Autoimmune encephalitis refers to this new category of autoimmune-mediated neurological disorders, which involve the
Jun-Sang Sunwoo
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PLoS ONE, 2023 ObjectivesEncephalitis, brain inflammation and swelling, most often caused by an infection or the body's immune defences, can have devastating consequences, especially if diagnosed late.
Sylviane Defres +19 more
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Autoimmune Encephalitis in Latin America: A Critical Review
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 Autoimmune encephalitis is an increasingly recognized cause of encephalitis. The majority of case series report patients residing in developed countries in the northern hemisphere.
Gabriel de Albuquerque Vasconcelos +9 more
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Antibody Negative Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Case Report
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2021 Encephalitis is characterized by inflammation of the brain. Literature describes autoimmune as one of the most common aetiology of non-infectious encephalitis.
Carolina Sequeira, Pedro Lopes
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