Doctors, researchers, clinicians, physicians… you know, the medical type.
Physicians from centers in four countries collaborated on a recent retrospective study concerning the use of mycophenolate mofetil (Cell Cept) in autoimmune/immune-mediated diseases of the central nervous system in children. A large percentage of the study population were children with autoimmune encephalitis. The authors were interested in the safety of the medication and whether children …
Researchers and clinical professionals interested in the study of encephalitis descended on London on Monday, December 4, for the UK-based Encephalitis Society annual conference . More than 120 people from the UK, USA, Denmark the Netherlands and Indonesia joined for a day of presentations and networking on topics surrounding encephalitis. The conference ended with the …
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 …
Leading experts from around the world will descend on London for the 2017 Encephalitis Conference on December 4, sponsored by the UK-based Encephalitis Society. The Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance is sponsoring lunch for attendees. Professionals with backgrounds ranging from etiology and pathogenesis through to diagnosis, treatment, recovery and rehabilitation, will be on hand to share their latest …
Well-known pioneer in the field of autoimmune encephalitis, Josep Dalmau, reported that interest in the emerging field of autoimmune neurology has increased enough to warrant its first focused section meeting at the annual American Academy of Neurology conference this year. He stated that ongoing studies are providing new information on the pathologic mechanisms of action …
AEA was honored to co-host two educational events in June, featuring one of the world’s foremost experts on autoimmune encephalitis, Dr. Sean Pittock. The events, including a dinner presentation and Grand Rounds, where held on June 12 and 13, in Los Angeles, California, and were co-sponsored by AEA, the Keck School of Medicine of University …
Roughly 70 researchers, nurses, neuropsychologists, neurologists, residents, fellows, patient advocates, patients, and families attended a “Dinner and Discussion on the Future of Autoimmune Neurology” on the evening of 4/27/17, held at the Richard Simches Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Organized by Dr. Jenny Linnoila, a neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, the overall …
The Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance, along with Children’s National Health System, and the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, co-sponsored the first International Pediatric Autoimmune Encephalitis Treatment Consensus Meeting at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC, on November 14. “The AE Alliance was honored to help bring many of the world’s leading experts …
MyNDTalk with Dr. Pamela Brewer is focusing on autoimmune encephalitis on Friday, Nov. 4. The program airs at www.MyNDTALK.org . After Friday’s air date, the program will be archived at there according to the day (not date) the program aired. MyNDTALK app is available for download from iTunes, TuneIn and www.soundcoud.com for public use, and www.prx.org for non-profit & educational use. www.blogtalkradio.com/MyNDTALK-with-Dr-Pamela-Brewer airs @ 8 …
One core mission of the Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance is to share the latest research to improve the clinical diagnosis and treatment of AE. A list of symptoms and a brief discussion of diagnosis are provided in the Living with AE section of this website. In January 2013, the AE Alliance coordinated a Grand Rounds at Duke University Medical Center. Our board members …
