The role of herpes simplex virus type 1 infection in demyelination of the central nervous system

R Bello-Morales, S Andreu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) is a neurotropic virus that infects the peripheral and central
nervous systems. After primary infection in epithelial cells, HSV-1 spreads retrogradely to the …

Autoimmune encephalitis in Latin America: a critical review

GA Vasconcelos, RM Barreira, KENT Antoniollo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Autoimmune encephalitis is an increasingly recognized cause of encephalitis. The majority
of case series report patients residing in developed countries in the northern hemisphere …

Characterisation and outcome of neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis

M Restrepo-Martinez, J Ramirez-Bermudez… - Acta …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Background: Encephalitis due to anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibodies (ANMDARE)
is the most frequent immune-mediated encephalitis. It is distinguished by the subacute onset …

Clinical characteristics and outcome of neuronal surface antibody-mediated autoimmune encephalitis patients in a national cohort

Z Hayden, B Bóné, G Orsi, M Szots, F Nagy… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: In our previous single-center study of autoimmune encephalitis (AE) related
autoantibody test results we found positivity in 60 patients out of 1,034 with suspected AE …

Spatial and Ecological Factors Modulate the Incidence of Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis—A Systematic Review

A Alentorn, G Berzero, H Alexopoulos, J Tzartos… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Anti-NMDAR encephalitis has been associated with multiple antigenic triggers (ie, ovarian
teratomas, prodromal viral infections) but whether geographic, climatic, and environmental …

NMDAR encephalitis associated with acute chikungunya virus infection: a new trigger?

PR Nóbrega, NMM Morais, P Braga-Neto… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Anti-NMDAR encephalitis is the most frequent cause of autoimmune
encephalitis. Chikungunya (CHIK) is an arbovirus responsible for outbreaks of fever …

Neurological syndromes and potential triggers associated with antibodies to neuronal surface antigens

BK da Costa, P de Oliveira Pinto, L Staub… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Autoantibodies against surface neuronal antigens have been associated with
specific neurological presentations including autoimmune encephalitis (AE), with variable …

[HTML][HTML] An examination of plasma autoantibodies against voltage gated calcium channels in schizophrenia

RT McLean, E Buist, D St Clair, J Wei - Brain, Behavior, & Immunity-Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Autoantibodies targeting the central nervous system have been shown to induce psychiatric
symptoms resembling schizophrenia. Concurrently, genetic studies have characterised a …

Autoantibodies against acetylcholine receptors are increased in archived serum samples from patients with schizophrenia

RT McLean, E Buist, DS Clair, J Wei - Schizophrenia Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Previous studies have demonstrated that the levels of IgG against neurotransmitter receptors
are increased in patients with schizophrenia. Genome-wide association (GWA) studies of …

Case report: a co-occurring case of severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia and Anti-IgLON5 antibody-associated encephalitis in a pediatric patient

Z Ye, Y Chen, X Tian - Frontiers in Medicine, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This case report details the clinical course of a 16-year-old female student with Mycoplasma
pneumoniae infection complicated by autoimmune encephalitis, spanning from 6 February …