Encephalitis is a severe inflammatory disorder of the brain with many possible causes and a
complex differential diagnosis. Advances in autoimmune encephalitis research in the past …

Autoimmune encephalitides (AIE) comprise a group of inflammatory diseases of the central
nervous system (CNS), which can be further characterized by the presence of different …

Objective: To describe the features of adult patients with benign, unilateral cerebral cortical
encephalitis positive for the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody. Methods …

Objective: To report a large cohort of patients with antibodies against contactin-associated
protein-like 2 (Caspr2) and provide the clinical spectrum of this disorder. Methods: Serum …

The discovery, in 2010, of autoantibodies against the extracellular proteins LGI1 and Caspr2
facilitated a change of view regarding the clinical importance of voltage-gated potassium …

We have reviewed the literature of immune therapy in autoimmune encephalitis associated
with antibodies to cell surface antigens including N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) …

Objective: To assess the clinical relevance of a positive voltage-gated potassium channel
(VGKC) test in patients lacking antibodies to LGI1 and Caspr2. Methods: VGKC-positive …

A wide variety of clinical syndromes has been associated with antibodies to voltage-gated
potassium channels (VGKCs). Six years ago, it was discovered that patients do not truly …

Over the last 15 years it has become clear that rare but highly recognizable diseases of the
central nervous system (CNS), including newly identified forms of limbic encephalitis and …

Autoantibodies to leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1) and contactin-associated protein
like-2 (CASPR2) are associated with clinically distinctive syndromes that are highly …