Research
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 […]
Science Direct has published an article by authors van Sonderen, M.W.J. Schreurs , P.W. Wirtz , P.A.E. Sillevis Smitt, and M.J. Titulaer that a wide variety of clinical syndromes has been associated with antibodies to voltage-gated potassium channels (VGKCs). Six years ago, it was discovered that patients do not truly have antibodies to potassium channels, but […]
We are thankful that studies are underway around the world on AE and its many subtypes to better understand the disease and develop new treatments. Recently an international group of physicians worked together to study 103 patients with antibodies to LGI1 and faciobrachial dystonic seizures, made up of those for whom the Oxford Autoimmune Neurology […]
It has become apparent over the course of time in studies of autoimmune encephalitis that unfortunately some patients go on to develop epilepsy. It is a minority, but occurs in a significant percentage of patients. A new publication just out from two centers in Rome, Italy reported results from a retrospective study conducted on adult […]
The two main classes of the immune system are the innate immune system and the adaptive immune system. The main focus of an investigation into AE has been the role of the adaptive system, as exemplified by auto-antibody identification. A group in Australia led by Dr. Mastura Monif is investigating the function of the innate […]
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/clinicalneurol/48/11/48_11_871/_article
http://n.neurology.org/content/77/2/179.long
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3299076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24246947
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4120382/