AntiNMDA

A fascinating new study has just been published which found evidence for the immune system attacking a neuroreceptor in the brain in a small proportion of people with psychosis.

Just ✨ inspired ✨by my #autoimmune #encephalitis #antiNMDAr in 2015 - now #survivor spreading #awareness https://t.co/UJMayZfCw4

Just ✨ inspired ✨by my #autoimmune #encephalitis #antiNMDAr in 2015 - now #survivor spreading #awareness https://t.co/UJMayZfCw4

Understanding the intersection of the nervous and immune systems is increasingly important for pediatric neurologists and their colleagues. A Cleveland Clinic expert explains why.

Missing an autoimmune disease masquerading as a psychiatric disorder can have devastating consequences and in some cases, be fatal.

This case highlights the interesting dilemma of a patient who presented with alcohol-related brain damage but had serum Anti-NMDA-R abs and an ovarian cyst.

List of known antibodies in #autoimmune #encephalitis. And growing! #neuroimmunology https://t.co/vW9FrJDej3

“I’ve met so many kids in the last two decades-- personally and professionally - who feel like they are the only ones that are different. Even though I would tell them “you aren't the only one, there are so many others like you, and your difference can be a strength,”

Autoimmune encephalitis in psychiatric institutions: current perspectives Chloe Bost,1–3 Olivier Pascual,2,3 Jérôme Honnorat1–3 1French Reference Center of Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome, Hospices...

A physiological theory of mental illness

It's a rare autoimmune disease where one day you're fine, the next like you're going crazy. A 25-year-old Mattoon woman experienced the disease first hand over the summer and is now sharing he

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. #youdontwantit #DYN16PEI https://t.co/VeWxkkoJi7

Some patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may have a treatable immune disorder, a study suggests.

Article Citation: Taylor A. Nichols (2016) Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: An emerging differential diagnosis in the psychiatric community. Mental Health Clinician: November 2016, Vol. 6, No. 6, pp. 297-303.

@encephalitis Glad to have the opportunity to meet Dr Jim Morrow #neurologist and #autoimmune #encephalitis survivo… https://t.co/wmz6oam0tQ

A toddler presents after a prolonged complex partial seizure with agitation and hyperkinetic movements. MRI shows subtle FLAIR signal changes in the fronal gyrus. How would you proceed?

Our Center is dedicated to helping patients with autoimmune and paraneoplastic disorders affecting the nervous system, including anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.

When The Immune System Attacks the Brain – Case Files of a Young Female with Mania https://t.co/xY6TuEBLT1

We get a lot of questions about known AE antibodies.

Throughout the ages, convulsions, contortions of the body and face, including the tongue, super-human strength, catatonic periods, long periods of wakefulness or sleep, insensitivity to pain, speaking in tongues, and a predilection for...

Since anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis was first described almost a decade ago, the family of disorders associated with antibodies against neuronal surface antigens is one of the most rapidly expanding categories of neurologic disease.

I used to HATE the words Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis (ANMDAre)! The name, similar to the disease it represents, is complicated and mysterious.

I am a little embarrassed to share this as I started just an exercise to process my anger/grief but wanted to share as I think some of you will relat