[HTML][HTML] Molecular mimicry of NMDA receptors may contribute to neuropsychiatric symptoms in severe COVID-19 cases

V Vasilevska, PC Guest, HG Bernstein… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Approximately 30% of individuals with severe SARS-CoV-2 infections also develop
neurological and psychiatric complaints. In rare cases, the occurrence of autoimmune …

Pathophysiology of paraneoplastic and autoimmune encephalitis: genes, infections, and checkpoint inhibitors

A Vogrig, S Muñiz-Castrillo… - Therapeutic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNSs) are rare complications of systemic cancers
that can affect all parts of the central and/or peripheral nervous system. A body of …

[HTML][HTML] Autoimmune encephalitis as a differential diagnosis of schizophreniform psychosis: clinical symptomatology, pathophysiology, diagnostic approach, and …

D Endres, F Leypoldt, K Bechter, A Hasan… - European archives of …, 2020 - Springer
Primary schizophreniform psychoses are thought to be caused by complex gene–
environment interactions. Secondary forms are based on a clearly identifiable organic …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms in the genesis of seizures and epilepsy associated with viral infection

W Löscher, CL Howe - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Seizures are a common presenting symptom during CNS viral infections and can occur
during the initial phase of infection (“early” or acute symptomatic seizures), after recovery …

Assessment of neurological manifestations in hospitalized patients with COVID‐19

M Luigetti, R Iorio, AR Bentivoglio… - European journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose The objective of this study was to assess the neurological
manifestations in a series of consecutive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

The immunobiology of autoimmune encephalitides

H Alexopoulos, MC Dalakas - Journal of Autoimmunity, 2019 - Elsevier
Autoimmune encephalitides, with an estimated incidence of 1.5 per million population per
year, although described only 15 years ago, have already had a remarkable impact in …

[HTML][HTML] New-onset refractory status epilepticus due to autoimmune encephalitis after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2: First case report

J Werner, G Brandi, I Jelcic, M Galovic - Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 has been conducted frequently to limit the
pandemic but may rarely be associated with postvaccinal autoimmune reactions or …

[HTML][HTML] NMDA and AMPA receptor autoantibodies in brain disorders: from molecular mechanisms to clinical features

F Gardoni, J Stanic, D Scheggia, A Benussi, B Borroni… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The role of autoimmunity in central nervous system (CNS) disorders is rapidly expanding. In
the last twenty years, different types of autoantibodies targeting subunits of ionotropic …

[HTML][HTML] Cerebrospinal fluid findings in patients with seizure in the setting of COVID-19: A review of the literature

E Carroll, KR Melmed, J Frontera, DG Placantonakis… - Seizure, 2021 - Elsevier
We reviewed the literature on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies in patients who had a
seizure in the setting of COVID-19 infection to evaluate for evidence of viral neuroinvasion …

Seasonal variation in autoimmune encephalitis: a multi-center retrospective study

QL Lai, MT Cai, Y Zheng, TY Zhang, GL Fang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to examine the seasonal distribution in clinical onset of
autoimmune encephalitis (AE) in a multi-center cohort in China. Methods This retrospective …