Education

Building Bridges November 10, 2020

AE Alliance and Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy SREAT Alliance (HESA) are excited to announce the virtual conference: ‘Autoimmune Encephalitis: Building Bridges.’ The aim of this conference is to enhance patient care and improve outcomes for those affected by AE, by promoting a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. ‘Building Bridges’, is a place to exchange ideas, […]

Develop an Attitude of Gratitude this December with the AE Alliance November 9, 2022

Whether you are living with AE, are a caregiver, family member, friend, physician, researcher, Board Member, MAB Member, program partner or sponsor or this is your first time ever to the Autoimmune Encephalitis website, we are excited you are here and ready to develop an attitude of gratitude! This program is inspired by a year […]

The World Encephalitis Day Alliance presents – WEDA 2025 Conference & Conversations December 20, 2024

WEDA 2025 Conference & Conversations Join us for 3 days of inspiring talks, networking, and thought-provoking discussions in person (cannot be attended virtually). CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT AND OPTIONAL DINNER VIA EVENTBRITE Come join us at the Kinne Auditorium, Mayo Building, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville FL for a three day event filled with insightful sessions, engaging […]

Diagnostic Criteria for AE Released June 23, 2016

A newly released precis provides clear diagnostic criteria for autoimmune encephalitis. This effort, lead by Dr. Domingo Escudero, Dr. Francesc Graus and Dr. Josep Dalmau, summarizes the Lancet Neurology article “A clinical approach to autoimmune encephalitis“. The Lancet Neurology article  provides the first broadly accepted criteria for diagnosing autoimmune encephalitis.  A previous AE Alliance blog reviewed the article and it’s connection to the first International […]

AE Insight with Dr. Eyal Muscal February 12, 2019

For World Encephalitis Day 2019, Dr. Muscal talks about his work and research and how he sees the field of AE evolving. Dr. Eyal Muscal is a pediatric rheumatologist at Texas Children’s Hospital with a MS Degree in Clinical Research whose activities include patient care, fellowship education, quality improvement, and clinical research. He is the Childhood […]

Exploring Autoimmune Encephalitis, a Euroimmun webinar January 11, 2021

Our partner Euroimmun is organizing a great webinar that is open to all. The Euroimmun Academy is proud to present the upcoming “Neurology Webinar Series”. Join us on January 28th from 11-12:30pm EST for our first webinar exploring Autoimmune Encephalitis. For more information or to Register for this free virtual event please click here. This […]

Autoimmune Encephalitis Often Is Misdiagnosed, Even at Specialty Centers – What to Do to Get It Right February 27, 2023

Dr. Eoin Flanagan from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and colleagues from multiple institutions have published this article demonstrating that more than one in five patients diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis (AE) were misdiagnosed and that about half of these patients actually had a primary behavioral or psychiatric disorder. Red flags associated with receiving the […]

Dr. Maarten J Titulaer – Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis December 19, 2024

Many thanks to Dr. Maarten J Titulaer, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, AEA Medical Advisory Board Member for speaking at our January 2025 AEA Provider Monthly Education Series and presenting Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Since the initial description of anti-NMDAR encephalitis in 2005, we have been able to determine the full […]

Jill Littrell, Ph.D. explores neuroscience and physiological explanations behind diagnostic categories of mental illness July 20, 2016

Jill Littrell’s new book, Neuroscience for Psychologists and Other Mental Health Professionals: Promoting Well-Being and Treating Mental Illness, presents the latest neuroscience and physiological explanations behind the major diagnostic categories of mental illness—including schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and addiction—and explains the physiological bases that underlie traditional pharmaceutical treatment interventions.  Of particular note in the book is cutting-edge information […]

AE Insight with Dr. Sarosh Irani February 17, 2019

For World Encephalitis Day 2019, Dr. Irani talks about his work and research and how he sees the field of AE evolving. Dr. Sarosh Irani is an Associate Professor, Honorary Consultant Neurologist and Wellcome Trust Intermediate Fellow with clinical and laboratory interests in the field of autoantibody-mediated diseases of the central nervous system. He sees […]