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Autoimmune Encephalitis [PDF]

European Neurological Review, 2012
The term autoimmune encephalitis is used to describe a group of disorders characterised by symptoms of limbic and extra-limbic dysfunction occurring in association with antibodies against synaptic antigens and proteins localised on the neuronal cell surface.
Frank, Leypoldt, Klaus-Peter, Wandinger, Christian G, Bien, Josep, Dalmau   +3 more
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Clinical predictors of encephalitis in UK adults-A multi-centre prospective observational cohort study.

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, Kukatharmini Tharmaratnam, Benedict D Michael, Mark Ellul, Nicholas W S Davies, Ava Easton, Michael J Griffiths, Maneesh Bhojak, Kumar Das, Hayley Hardwick, Chris Cheyne, Rachel Kneen, Antonieta Medina-Lara, Anne Christine Salter, Nicholas J Beeching, Enitan Carrol, Angela Vincent, ENCEPH UK study group, Marta Garcia-Finana, Tom Solomon   +19 more
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Seronegative autoimmune encephalitis [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2020
A 68-year-old woman with a history of rheumatoid arthritis presented to the emergency department with 3 months of rapidly progressing cognitive decline. Examination revealed new short-term memory loss, poor attention, difficulty conceptualizing tasks and inability to complete multistep actions.
Owais, Alsrouji, Anza B, Memon
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Cytokine, Chemokine, and Neurofilament Light Chain Signatures in LGI1 Autoimmune Encephalitis. [PDF]

Ann Clin Transl Neurol
Aboseif A, Mangioris G, Yang B, Pazdernik VK, Britton JW, Dubey D, Flanagan EP, Irani SR, Day GS, Howe CL, López-Chiriboga AS, McKeon A, Mills JR, Segal Y, Toledano M, Vodopivec I, Pittock SJ, Zekeridou A.   +17 more
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Autoimmune Psychosis Exists: Early Diagnosis of an Anti-NMDA Receptor Autoimmune Encephalitis Presenting as First-Episode Psychosis in a 25-Year-Old Male-A Case Report. [PDF]

Case Rep Psychiatry
Mourad M, Hallal C, Sargi J, Atallah E, Kassab A, Sabsaby S, Matta C, Khaled KA, Richa S.   +8 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, Rodrigo Montenegro Barreira, Karmelita Emanuelle Nogueira Torres Antoniollo, Alina Maria Nuñez Pinheiro, Cíntia Fernandes Rodrigues Maia, Danyela Martins Bezerra Soares Alves, Paulo Ribeiro Nóbrega, Paulo Ribeiro Nóbrega, Pedro Braga-Neto, Pedro Braga-Neto   +9 more
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Autoimmune Encephalitis

Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii im. S.S. Korsakova, 2015
This chapter gives an overview of the syndromes associated with antibodies directed to membrane-bound or synaptic proteins. In contrast to the classical syndromes, disease occurs in younger patients as well; patients are also seen by non-neurologists like psychiatrists and pediatricians, and patients tend to have a more favorable response to ...
Van Sonderen, Agnes, Titulaer, Maarten J.   +1 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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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Immune characteristics of children with autoimmune encephalitis and the correlation with a short-term prognosis

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2022
Background Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is a type of encephalopathy mediated by an antigenic immune response in the central nervous system. Most research related to autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is focused on early diagnosis, treatment and prognosis ...
Jin-Yue Huang, Wen-Xuan Fan, Jing Meng, Chun-Quan Cai, Dong Li   +4 more
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Three Challenging Cases of Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Case-Series and a Review of the Literature. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT This manuscript highlights the importance of considering autoimmune encephalitis in patients presenting with multisystem symptoms that cannot be explained by a single neurological condition. Early inclusion of autoimmune encephalitis in the differential diagnosis can help avoid unnecessary treatments and reduce overall healthcare costs.
Bahramy MA, Pedramfard P, Shahriarirad R.   +2 more
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