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Purpose Radiological hallmark of autoimmune limbic encephalitis (LE) is a hyperintense signal in MRI T2-weighted images of mesial temporal structures. We aimed to identify conventional magnetic...
We are Anti NMDA Receptor Encephalitis! | We are Anti NMDA Receptor Encephalitis!From...
The drug eculizumab, a synthetic antibody that inhibits the inflammatory response, significantly reduced the risk of relapse with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). This rare but severe autoimmune inflammatory disorder can cause blindness, paralysis and death.
The main clinical manifestations of anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis are acute or subacute seizures, cognition impairment and psychiatric symptoms. Nowadays, the scheme of antipsychotic therapy for this disease has not been established.
Neurologists are often at the receiving end of the jokes of other medical specialists. They facetiously remark that neurologists know a lot, but do very little to cure their patients. Admittedly we do our fair share of dispensing weak platitudes, and we do break bad news with embarrassing...
Lancet Neurol. 2016 Apr;15(4):391-404. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(15)00401-9. Epub 2016 Feb 20. Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S.Gov't; Review...
Phillippa Chapman, the Encephalitis Societys Director of Services, writes about her trip to New York City for the Autoimmune Encephalitis Symposium in April, 2019...
BMC Neurol. 2019 Mar 14;19(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s12883-019-1269-7.Case Reports...
Schizophrenia is an heterogeneous and complex psychiatric disorder affecting up to 1% of the population worldwide (Perälä et al. 2007). Although the precise development of schizophrenia is not yet fully understood, it is now admitted to be underpinned by the entanglement of genetic, environmental...
Researching the immune system to provide relief from autoimmune encephalitis...
BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Apr 15;12(4). pii: e228512. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228512.
This exciting event will update participants on current clinical and basic research in a variety of disorders at the interface of neurology and psychiatry.
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Meet the Scientists is a family fun day in London, Liverpool and Oxford where children and adults can meet some of the scientists and learn about the brain and try their hand at some experiments.
On Saturday, April 6, 2019, in New York City, the Foundation had the great pleasure and privilege to participate in the Symposium titled, Autoimmune Encephalitis: ...Read More...
Objective:Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is an autoimmune disorder characterized by prominent neuropsychiatric symptoms. Given the nature of its pathophysiology, psychiatri...
We would like to invite all individuals with a history of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (age 15-60 years at the time of symptom onset) to participate in a study of language. The AE Alliance is honored to be participating in a study led by Dr.
Pediatr Neurol. 2019 Mar 28. pii: S0887-8994(18)31290-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2019.03.016.[Epub ahead of print]...
Objective: We present the diagnostic and clinical course of the first multicenter case series of pediatric patients with autoimmune encephalitis associated with...
We are Anti NMDA Receptor Encephalitis! | We are Anti NMDA Receptor Encephalitis!From...
J Child Neurol. 2019 Apr 23:883073819840448. doi: 10.1177/0883073819840448.[Epub ahead of print]...
Am J Surg Pathol. 2019 Apr 23. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001249.[Epub ahead of print]...
Psychosomatics. 2019 Mar 15. pii: S0033-3182(19)30057-X. doi: 10.1016/j.psym.2019.03.002.[Epub ahead of print]...
A woman who displayed symptoms of irritation and paranoia has been diagnosed with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (anti-NMDA) receptor encephalitis, a type of neurological autoimmune disease, a doctor said on Thursday.
Autoimmune (antibody mediated) encephalitis (AE) is emerging as a more common cause of pediatric encephalopathy than previously thought. The autoimmune process may be triggered by an infection, vaccine, or occult neoplasm.
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