Immune mechanisms in epileptogenesis: update on diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune epilepsy syndromes

J Flammer, T Neziraj, S Rüegg, AK Pröbstel - Drugs, 2023 - Springer
Seizures and epilepsy can result from various aetiologies, yet the underlying cause of
several epileptic syndromes remains unclear. In that regard, autoimmune-mediated …

Seizures and epilepsy in multiple sclerosis, aquaporin 4 antibody‐positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody …

EC Li, Y Zheng, MT Cai, QL Lai, GL Fang, BQ Du… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Seizure is one of the manifestations of central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating
diseases, which mainly include multiple sclerosis (MS), aquaporin 4 antibody‐positive …

Seizure semiology in antibody-associated autoimmune encephalitis

T Kaaden, M Madlener, K Angstwurm… - Neurology …, 2022 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives To assess seizure characteristics in antibody (ab)-associated
autoimmune encephalitis (ab+ AE) with the 3 most prevalent abs against N-methyl-d …

Encephalitis: diagnosis, management and recent advances in the field of encephalitides

AM Alam, A Easton, TR Nicholson… - Postgraduate …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Encephalitis describes inflammation of the brain parenchyma, typically caused by either an
infectious agent or through an autoimmune process which may be postinfectious …

Seizures, epilepsy, and NORSE secondary to autoimmune encephalitis: a practical guide for clinicians

A Vogrig, GL Gigli, A Nilo, G Pauletto, M Valente - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The most recent International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification has included
“immune etiology” along with other well-known causes of epilepsy. This was possible thanks …

Coexistence of multiple anti-neuronal antibodies in autoimmune encephalitis in China: a multi-center study

S Qiao, SC Zhang, ZH Wang, L Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Given that the combination of multiple antibodies in autoimmune encephalitis
(AE) is rare and its clinical significance is unclear, this study aimed to investigate the clinical …

Novel qEEG biomarker to distinguish anti-NMDAR encephalitis from other types of autoimmune encephalitis

T Mizoguchi, M Hara, S Hirose, H Nakajima - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To establish the diagnostic biomarker of electroencephalogram (EEG) to
distinguish between anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis (NMDARE) and other …

Autoimmune neurology: the need for comprehensive care

JR Abbatemarco, SJ Rodenbeck, GS Day… - Neurology …, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Autoimmune neurology is a rapidly developing specialty driven by an increasing recognition
of autoimmunity as the cause for a broad set of neurologic disorders and ongoing discovery …

Canadian Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Autoimmune Encephalitis in Adults

C Hahn, A Budhram, K Alikhani, N AlOhaly… - Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Autoimmune encephalitis is increasingly recognized as a neurologic cause of acute mental
status changes with similar prevalence to infectious encephalitis. Despite rising awareness …

Prevalence of neural autoantibodies in epilepsy of unknown etiology: systematic review and meta-analysis

P Cabezudo-García, N Mena-Vázquez… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The prevalence of neural autoantibodies in epilepsy of unknown etiology
varies among studies. We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to …