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For the 5th year in a row, we are pleased to offer the Anti-NMDA’s Foundation’s prize, in collaboration with the Canadian Neurological Society, for the best Abstract on Autoimmune Encephalitis. The prize aims to encourage and empower trainees or residents…

Dear Subscriber, We are pleased to share with you details of an event that is being hosted by the newly established ENMDAR, a French anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis organisation. The event is free of charge and open to all. It will…

As we approach the end of the year, we look back on all that we have achieved in 2022. To answer the question of the subject line, we can answer it for you because all that was accomplished in this…

Autoimmune Encephalitis Misdiagnosis in Adults | Neurology | JAMA Neurology | JAMA Network From jamanetwork.com - November 29, 6:46 PM This case series assesses the diseases misdiagnosed as autoimmune encephalitis and potential reasons for misdiagnosis.   Unraveling a diagnostic mystery:…

How Susannah Cahalan's 'Brain on Fire' memoir has saved lives From nypost.com - November 6, 4:14 AM Ten years after the publication of her memoir, "Brain on Fire," former New York Post reporter Susannah Cahalan's story is still helping lead…

Seizure Semiology in Antibody-Associated Autoimmune Encephalitis | Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation From nn.neurology.org - October 24, 10:28 PM AbstractBackground and Objectives To assess seizure characteristics in antibody (ab)-associated autoimmune encephalitis (ab + AE) with the 3 most prevalent abs against…

Are We Missing Subtle Forms of Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Encephalitis With the Current Diagnostic Approach? A Case Report From pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - Today, 10:48 AM Encephalitis related to antibodies against the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAr) is a recently described clinical entity in which IgG…

Immunogenetics in immune-mediated encephalitis - The IGNITE Study is now recruiting From mailchi.mp - September 8, 7:59 AM Have you ever wondered whether patients diagnosed with NMDAre or other related forms of autoimmune encephalitis (AE) may have a genetic predisposition…