The Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Foundation Newsletter
Posted on February 25, 2020
If the immune system attacks its own body, it can often have devastating consequences: autoantibodies bind to the body’s structures, triggering functional disorders. The receptors for glutamate, a neurotransmitter, can also …
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Lucy Dawson has spoken to raise awareness of her condition as this weekend marks World Encephalitis Day…
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Pediatric myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)-antibody-associated syndromes should be expanded beyond demyelinating syndromes to include encephalitis, according to a multicenter study.
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The group focuses on antibody-mediated brain diseases, analyzing synaptic changes caused by human pathogenic auto-antibodies including novel animal models, and selection and treatment of patients with autoimmune cognitive impairment.
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A blog from Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire, on how writing helped her recovery from autoimmune encephalitis and led to her second book, The Great Pretender.
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Researchers at the University of Liverpool have been awarded £2.6 million to lead a national study looking at new treatment for autoimmune encephalitis.
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Twenty two highlights from World Encephalitis Day 2020 on Saturday, 22nd February…
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Hey! I’m Aleena. I was working at a preschool at the time and was attending a community college. I was really struggling with depression and …Read More…
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