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Acute symptomatic seizures secondary to autoimmune encephalitis and autoimmune‐associated epilepsy: Conceptual definitions - Steriade - - Epilepsia From onlinelibrary.wiley.com - Today, 2:34 PM Seizures are a well‐recognized and often prominent manifestation of autoimmune encephalitic syndromes. Progress in detection of pathogenic…

Nous sommes énormément fières de partager un reportage en langue française, apparu dans le Journal de Montréal, grâce à la passion et la motivation de la famille de la jeune survivante, Lyvia. Veuillez lire l’article au lien suivant et n’oublier…

We are pleased to see the trend of clinicians/researchers zeroing in and characterizing some of the more typical features seen in patients diagnosed with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, such as seizures, movement disorders and the psychiatric symptoms. Sleep disorders can now…

Searching for autoimmune encephalitis: Beware of normal CSF From www.jni-journal.com - Today, 3:50 PM To determine the prevalence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers associated with inflammation (i.e., elevated white blood cell count, protein concentration, and CSF-specific oligoclonal bands) in patients…

The Foundation was honoured to have participated as a host in the first World Encephalitis Day 2020 conference #WEDconf2020, in Dallas, Texas. If you were unable to join us for the conference, you can now see what you missed and…

Sleep Disturbances in Patients with Autoimmune Encephalitis | SpringerLink From link.springer.com - June 13, 1:15 PM To review sleep complaints reported in patients with autoimmune encephalitis, explore the relationship between sleep disturbances and subtypes of autoimmune encephalitis, and leverage knowledge…

Pregnancy outcomes in anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis | Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation From nn.neurology.org - May 28, 9:18 AM Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab in Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Meta-Analysis From pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - Today, 10:21 AM Our meta-analysis showed that rituximab is…

  NMDAR Encephalitis Associated With Acute Chikungunya Virus Infection: A New Trigger? From pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - Today, 10:22 PM <span><b>Background:</b> Anti-NMDAR encephalitis is the most frequent cause of autoimmune encephalitis. Chikungunya (CHIK) is an arbovirus responsible for outbreaks of fever, cutaneous…