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It’s time that we are seen and heard! To that end, the Foundation is delighted to launch a series of mini testimonials created by our members of survivors and caregivers. We believe that this is a much more effective and…

Discerning the Role of Autoimmunity and Autoantibodies in Epilepsy: A Review | Epilepsy and Seizures | JAMA Neurology | JAMA Network From jamanetwork.com - Today, 7:08 PM This narrative review evaluates the literature pertaining to neural antibody frequency in epilepsy…

Real-world experience of assessing antibodies against the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR-IgG) in psychiatric patients. A retrospective single-centre study. | Physician's Weekly From www.physiciansweekly.com - Today, 9:33 AM To evaluate the frequency of anti-NMDAR encephalitis in a secondary mental health service and…

Research progress in teratoma‐associated anti‐N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor encephalitis: The gynecological perspective - Gu - - Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research - Wiley Online Library From obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com - August 23, 4:31 PM Aim Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is one of the…

NMDA-receptor encephalitis in Denmark from 2009 to 2019: a national cohort study | SpringerLink From link.springer.com - Today, 12:29 PM Background To describe the national Danish N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis (NMDARE) cohort. Methods All NMDAR immunoglobulin G (IgG) positive cases in…

International Consensus Recommendations for the Treatment of Pediatric NMDAR Antibody Encephalitis | Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation From nn.neurology.org - July 26, 3:20 PM Abstract Objective To create an international consensus treatment recommendation for pediatric NMDA receptor antibody encephalitis (NMDARE). Methods…

Frontiers | Limitations of a Commercial Assay as Diagnostic Test of Autoimmune Encephalitis | Immunology From www.frontiersin.org - July 24, 10:25 AM Detection of neuronal surface antibodies (NSAb) is important for the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis (AE). Although most clinical…

Our hope and that of our many followers lies in supporting research. In 2019 we introduced The Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Prize to support and empower promising new researchers, passionate about the field of neuroimmunology. We are delighted to announce this…