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The importance of early immunotherapy in patients with faciobrachial dystonic seizures. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Faciobrachial dystonic seizures and limbic encephalitis closely associate with antibodies to leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1). Here, we describe 103 consecutive patients with faciobrachial dystonic seizures and LGI1 antibodies to understand ...
Bi, Mian   +15 more
core  

Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Astrocytopathy Based on a Two‐Center Chinese Cohort Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy (GFAP‐A) is a recently defined nosological form belonging to the class of autoimmune inflammatory disorders affecting the central nervous system (CNS). Here, we report the clinical and MRI characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of a GFAP‐A cohort from two centers in China.
Ti Wu   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilateral hearing loss caused by anti‐NMDA receptor encephalitis with teratoma: A case report

open access: yesIbrain
Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is an autoimmune disease in the central nervous system. Clinical manifestations include cognitive dysfunction, psychiatric‐behavioral abnormalities, epilepsy, motor disorders, speech disorders, and memory impairment.
Guo‐Fang Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolated subtle asymmetric slowing on EEG leading to a diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2020
Background Autoimmune encephalitis presents with subacute neurological, psychiatric, and behavioral symptoms. In many cases, MRI and CSF studies return normal.
Belal Aldabbour   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Toll for lupus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Toll-like receptor (TLR)-9 recognizes CpG motifs in microbial DNA. TLR9 signalling stimulates innate antimicrobial immunity and modulates adaptive immune responses including autoimmunity against chromatin, e.g., in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE ...
Anders HJ, H-J Anders, Stacey KJ
core   +1 more source

Observational Study of Tocilizumab in Children With Febrile Infection‐Related Epilepsy Syndrome

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of using tocilizumab in children with febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) and explore tocilizumab‐related changes in interleukin (IL)‐6 levels. Methods Patients with FIRES admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Beijing Children's Hospital were retrospectively ...
Yushan He   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Common EEG Patterns in Autoimmune Encephalitis and Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes

open access: yesArchives of Epilepsy, 2016
Autoimmune encephalitis is a group of syndromes with subacute onset of amnesia, confusion and prominent seizures which may have paraneoplastic or immune-mediated etiology.
Leyla BAYSAL KIRAÇ
doaj   +1 more source

Case of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 3 complicated with anti‐N‐methyl‐D‐aspartic acid‐receptor encephalitis

open access: yesJournal of Diabetes Investigation, 2021
Anti‐N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor (NMDA‐R) encephalitis is an autoimmune disorder in which autoantibodies in the limbic system bind to GluN1 subunits of NMDA‐Rs in the brain.
Akira Kurozumi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Mechanisms of Whole Brain and Regional Grey Matter Atrophy in Children With MOGAD

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the mechanisms driving whole brain and regional grey matter (GM) volume changes along with their clinical correlates in paediatric myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody (MOG‐Ab)–associated disease (MOGAD). Methods One‐hundred‐nine paediatric MOGAD patients from two UK centres underwent MRI at attack nadir and ...
Ermelinda De Meo   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case Report: Rituximab Improved Epileptic Spasms and EEG Abnormalities in an Infant With West Syndrome and Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis Associated With APECED

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2021
Background: Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by a mutation in the autoimmune regulator gene.
Go Kawano   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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