Autoimmune epilepsy: clinical characteristics and response to immunotherapy
AML Quek, JW Britton, A McKeon, E So… - Archives of …, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To describe clinical characteristics and immunotherapy responses in patients with
autoimmune epilepsy. Design Observational, retrospective case series. Setting Mayo Clinic …
autoimmune epilepsy. Design Observational, retrospective case series. Setting Mayo Clinic …
Utility of an immunotherapy trial in evaluating patients with presumed autoimmune epilepsy
M Toledano, JW Britton, A McKeon, C Shin… - Neurology, 2014 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To evaluate a trial of immunotherapy as an aid to diagnosis in suspected
autoimmune epilepsy. Method: We reviewed the charts of 110 patients seen at our …
autoimmune epilepsy. Method: We reviewed the charts of 110 patients seen at our …
Antiepileptic drug therapy in patients with autoimmune epilepsy
AM Feyissa, AS López Chiriboga… - Neurology …, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: We aimed to report the pattern of usage and efficacy of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs)
in patients with autoimmune epilepsy (AE). Methods: We retrospectively studied the Mayo …
in patients with autoimmune epilepsy (AE). Methods: We retrospectively studied the Mayo …
Autoimmune epilepsy
M Toledano, SJ Pittock - Seminars in neurology, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Seizures are recognized as a common manifestation of autoimmune limbic encephalitis and
multifocal paraneoplastic disorders, but accumulating evidence supports an autoimmune …
multifocal paraneoplastic disorders, but accumulating evidence supports an autoimmune …
Epilepsy: an autoimmune disease?
J Palace, B Lang - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2000 - jnnp.bmj.com
Epilepsy may present as a symptom of many neurological disorders and often an
aetiological explanation cannot be identified. There is growing evidence that autoimmune …
aetiological explanation cannot be identified. There is growing evidence that autoimmune …
The recognition and treatment of autoimmune epilepsy in children
J Suleiman, RC Dale - Developmental Medicine & Child …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
There is emerging interest in autoimmune epilepsy, which represents a small but potentially
treatable form of epilepsy. Most insights into autoimmune epilepsy derive from the recent …
treatable form of epilepsy. Most insights into autoimmune epilepsy derive from the recent …
Acute symptomatic seizures secondary to autoimmune encephalitis and autoimmune‐associated epilepsy: conceptual definitions
Seizures are a well‐recognized and often prominent manifestation of autoimmune
encephalitic syndromes. Progress in detection of pathogenic neural autoantibodies has led …
encephalitic syndromes. Progress in detection of pathogenic neural autoantibodies has led …
Clinical features which predict neuronal surface autoantibodies in new-onset focal epilepsy: implications for immunotherapies
Objective To generate a score which clinically identifies surface-directed autoantibodies in
adults with new-onset focal epilepsy, and evaluate the value of immunotherapy in this …
adults with new-onset focal epilepsy, and evaluate the value of immunotherapy in this …
Autoimmune epilepsy
M Levite - Nature immunology, 2002 - nature.com
An estimated 0.5–1% of the world population is epileptic, some with completely unknown
etiology and no effective treatment. Epilepsies have long been viewed as diseases of the …
etiology and no effective treatment. Epilepsies have long been viewed as diseases of the …
The growing recognition of immunotherapy-responsive seizure disorders with autoantibodies to specific neuronal proteins
There are a growing number of specific antibodies associated with new onset epilepsy.
These patients are likely to have an immune-mediated disorder that may benefit from …
These patients are likely to have an immune-mediated disorder that may benefit from …