Research

Research continues on BBB involvement in AE April 1, 2020

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective barrier formed by endothelial cells connected by tight junctions that separate circulating blood from the brain. An intact BBB prevents many micro- and macromolecules and immune cells from entering the brain in order to protect and maintain an optimal level of essential nutrients and neurotransmitters. There has […]

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AEA Community 2021 Seed Grant Program December 10, 2020

The AE Alliance is pleased to announce its inauguration of the AEA Community 2021 Seed Grant Program to support research focused on the diagnosis, management, and outcomes of individuals with AE. We will be awarding multiple grants of $10,000 in 2021. As the name implies, this program is a true community effort. In May 2020 […]

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The emerging link between autoimmune disorders and neuropsychiatric disease. February 27, 2021

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3086677/

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Extralimbic autoimmune encephalitis associated with glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies: an underdiagnosed entity? February 27, 2021

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21620774/

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Faciobrachial dystonic seizures: the influence of immunotherapy on seizure control and prevention of cognitive impairment in a broadening phenotype February 27, 2021

https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/136/10/3151/327490

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MRI Findings in Autoimmune Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Complex Encephalitis with Seizures: One Potential Etiology for Mesial Temporal Sclerosis February 27, 2021

http://www.ajnr.org/content/35/1/84.long

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Basal ganglia T1 hyperintensity in LGI1-autoantibody faciobrachial dystonic seizures February 27, 2021

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4592539/

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Immune-mediated neurological disorders February 27, 2021

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26202897

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NMDA receptor encephalitis and other antibody-mediated disorders of the synapse, The 2016 Cotzias Lecture. February 27, 2021

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5177671/

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Autoimmune encephalitis in children: clinical phenomenology, therapeutics, and emerging challenges February 27, 2021

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28234797

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