Comorbidities of epilepsy: current concepts and future perspectives

MR Keezer, SM Sisodiya, JW Sander - The Lancet Neurology, 2016 - thelancet.com
The burden of comorbidity in people with epilepsy is high. Several diseases, including
depression, anxiety, dementia, migraine, heart disease, peptic ulcers, and arthritis are up to …

Rasmussen's encephalitis: clinical features, pathobiology, and treatment advances

S Varadkar, CG Bien, CA Kruse, FE Jensen… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Rasmussen's encephalitis is a rare chronic neurological disorder, characterised by
unilateral inflammation of the cerebral cortex, drug-resistant epilepsy, and progressive …

Antibody titres at diagnosis and during follow-up of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: a retrospective study

N Gresa-Arribas, MJ Titulaer, A Torrents… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis is a severe but
treatable autoimmune disorder which diagnosis depends on sensitive and specific antibody …

Glycine receptor antibodies in PERM and related syndromes: characteristics, clinical features and outcomes

A Carvajal-Gonzalez, MI Leite, P Waters, M Woodhall… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The clinical associations of glycine receptor antibodies have not yet been described fully.
We identified prospectively 52 antibody-positive patients and collated their clinical features …

Faciobrachial dystonic seizures: the influence of immunotherapy on seizure control and prevention of cognitive impairment in a broadening phenotype

SR Irani, CJ Stagg, JM Schott, CR Rosenthal… - Brain, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Voltage-gated potassium channel complex antibodies, particularly those directed against
leucine-rich glioma inactivated 1, are associated with a common form of limbic encephalitis …

Morvan syndrome: clinical and serological observations in 29 cases

SR Irani, P Pettingill, KA Kleopa, N Schiza… - Annals of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: A study was undertaken to describe the clinical spectrum, voltage‐gated
potassium channel (VGKC) complex antibody specificities, and central nervous system …

The role of the immune system in the generation of neuropathic pain

M Calvo, JM Dawes, DLH Bennett - The lancet neurology, 2012 - thelancet.com
Persistent pain is a sequela of several neurological conditions with a primary immune basis,
such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and multiple sclerosis. Additionally, diverse forms of injury …

[HTML][HTML] Red flags: clinical signs for identifying autoimmune encephalitis in psychiatric patients

J Herken, H Prüss - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Autoimmune mechanisms causing diverse psychiatric symptoms are increasingly
recognized and brought about a paradigm shift in neuropsychiatry. Identification of …

Antibodies to surface dopamine-2 receptor in autoimmune movement and psychiatric disorders

RC Dale, V Merheb, S Pillai, D Wang, L Cantrill… - Brain, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Recent reports of autoantibodies that bind to neuronal surface receptors or synaptic proteins
have defined treatable forms of autoimmune encephalitis. Despite these developments …

Increased prevalence of diverse N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor antibodies in patients with an initial diagnosis of schizophrenia: specific relevance of IgG …

J Steiner, M Walter, W Glanz, Z Sarnyai… - JAMA …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Context Evidence for symptomatic convergence of schizophrenia and N-methyl-D-aspartate
glutamate receptor (NMDA-R) encephalitis highlights the need for an assessment of …