Research

Dr. Russell Dale discusses Autoantibodies in Childhood Encephalitis June 24, 2014

Dr. Russell Dale Associate Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School; Consultant Neurologist, the Children’s Hospital at Westmead The Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance hosted a series of Autoimmune Encephalitis awareness events at Duke University Medical Center, March 26 and 27, 2014.  International experts participated in grand rounds, lectures and panel discussions.  All of the educational videos […]

VIDEO: “Autoimmune Encephalopathies: The widening spectrum” June 24, 2014

Dr. Angela Vincent Emeritus Professor of Neuroimmunology, Division of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford The Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance hosted a series of Autoimmune Encephalitis awareness events at Duke University Medical Center, March 26 and 27, 2014.  International experts participated in grand rounds, lectures and panel discussions.  All of the educational videos from the events can be viewed on […]

Dr. Eric Lancaster discusses The uses and misuses of titers in autoimmune encephalitis June 24, 2014

Dr. Eric Lancaster Assistant Professor of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania The Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance hosted a series of Autoimmune Encephalitis awareness events at Duke University Medical Center, March 26 and 27, 2014.  International experts participated in grand rounds, lectures and panel discussions.  All of the educational videos from the events can be viewed on the AE […]

Dr. Jenny Frankovich discusses Pediatric Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndromes (PANS) June 24, 2014

Dr. Jenny Frankovich Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Rheumatology, Stanford University The Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance hosted a series of Autoimmune Encephalitis awareness events at Duke University Medical Center, March 26 and 27, 2014.  International experts participated in grand rounds, lectures and panel discussions.  All of the educational videos from the events can be viewed on the AE Alliance website.

Dr. Arun Venkatesan discusses Acute Encephalitis: Prognostic factors and novel therapies. June 24, 2014

Dr. Arun Venkatesan Associate Director, Neurology Residency Program; Assistant Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine The Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance hosted a series of Autoimmune Encephalitis awareness events at Duke University Medical Center, March 26 and 27, 2014.  International experts participated in grand rounds, lectures and panel discussions.  All of the educational videos from the events can be […]

Dr. Maarten Titulaer discusses Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis – Clinical signatures, diagnosis and treatment June 24, 2014

AEDr. Maarten Titulaer Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Center The Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance hosted a series of Autoimmune Encephalitis awareness events at Duke University Medical Center, March 26 and 27, 2014.  International experts participated in grand rounds, lectures and panel discussions.  All of the educational videos from the events can be viewed on the AE Alliance website.

Dr. Sarosh Irana discusses Faciobrachial Dystonic Seizures: clinico-serological correlations June 24, 2014

Dr. Sarosh Irani Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Neurology; Principal Investigator, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences The Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance hosted a series of Autoimmune Encephalitis awareness events at Duke University Medical Center, March 26 and 27, 2014.  International experts participated in grand rounds, lectures and panel discussions.  All of the educational videos from the events can be […]

The Lancet publishes first broadly accepted criteria for diagnosing autoimmune encephalitis February 22, 2016

Today The Lancet released an important paper from Dr. Dalmau et al., providing the first broadly accepted criteria for diagnosing autoimmune encephalitis. Included in the paper are guidelines for diagnosing anti-body negative AE, a frustratingly difficult subset of AE cases to diagnose and thus treat. Many of the paper’s authors attended the International Symposium on Autoimmune […]

England’s National Health Service releases evidence review on Intravenous Immunoglobulin for AE April 5, 2016

The National Health Service of England published the following review of IVIg for treatment of autoimmune encephalitis. The report was released in January 2016. “Evidence Review: Intravenous immunoglobulin for autoimmune encephalitis” Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) is used to describe a group of disorders characterised by symptoms of limbic and extra-limbic dysfunction occurring in association with antibodies […]

Dr. Luca Bartolini’s podcast on anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis April 26, 2016

The following information was provided by Neurology, the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Luca Bartolini is interviewed about his survey in Neurology on how to treat anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. The goal of the survey is to better understand best practices in treating this disease. The podcast can be found at Neurology® Clinical Practice […]