Education

AE Insight with Dr. William Gallentine February 10, 2019

For World Encephalitis Day 2019, Dr. Gallentine talks about his work and research and how he sees the field of AE evolving. Dr. William Gallentine is a pediatric neuroligst at Stanford University in Palo Alto CA. His research interests focus on the role of inflammation and genetics in the development of epilepsy, and the overlap between […]

AE Insight with Dr. Anusha Yeshokumar February 19, 2019

I am an autoimmune neurologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City who cares for children and adults with encephalitis. My interest in this field stems from the first patient I saw on my first day of neurology training. He was a three-year-old boy who presented with changes in […]

‘Ask the Expert podcast series’ on Autoimmune Encephalitis January 11, 2019

Every month the Transverse Myelitis Association holds a podcast on a topic that affects those with rare neuro-immune disorders. Experts in the field share the latest knowledge and answer questions from their community. On Thursday January 17th the podcast will cover Autoimmune Encephalitis and other rare autoimmune disorders. The Experts for this session are Dr. Michael Bradshaw […]

Autoimmune Encephalitis: The bridge between Neurology and Psychiatry September 21, 2018

The AE Alliance is excited to announce a groundbreaking symposium titled: “Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Bridge Between Neurology and Psychiatry.” HESA (Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy SREAT Alliance) is the initiator and lead organizer of this symposium to be held on April 6, 2019 at Weill Cornell Medical School, Cornell University in New York, NY. The April 2019 symposium for doctors […]

Texas Children’s Hospital sponsors “AE Family Day of Hope: Navigating Autoimmune Encephalitis” August 4, 2018

Texas Children’s Hospital’s “Annual Day of Hope” was well attended and a great success! Around 100 patients, family members, faculty and staff attended this event, lead by Eyal Muscal, MD, pediatric rheumatologist at TCH. Families mingled over lunch, children enjoyed creative activities and a talk was given by Dr. Muscal on the current status of […]

Texas Children’s Hospital sponsors AE Family Day of Hope July 11, 2018

We are excited to announce Texas Children’s Hospital’s upcoming “AE Family Day of Hope” on July 28, 2018 in Houston, Texas. Children are welcome and activities will be provided! This day will be filled with educational information from physicians, nurses and neuropsychologists, therapists and child life staff. This day has been organized to bring together […]

Families attend informational session at 2018 Florence Forth Weekend June 26, 2018

AE survivors and family members had a unique opportunity to ask questions of two physicians in the field during Florence Forth weekend.  Anusha Yeshokumar and Eliza Gordon-Lipkin were generous with their time and joined us by video conference. Their current interests are in many aspects of the disease, but a primary focus is long-term outcomes […]

AEA executive director speaks at University of Texas Medical Branch January 9, 2018

Autoimmune encephalitis was featured at a November 21, meeting of the Osler Club sponsored by the John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch’s  (UTMB). Following a sit-down dinner, the 48 attendees, many of whom were physicians and physicians in training, filled the room to capacity for the program […]