[HTML][HTML] Epilepsy, immunity and neuropsychiatric disorders

F Fortunato, A Giugno, I Sammarra… - Current …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Several studies have focused on the emerging role of immunity and inflammation in a wide
range of neurological disorders. Autoimmune diseases involving central nervous system …

The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios are independently associated with the severity of autoimmune encephalitis

Z Liu, Y Li, Y Wang, H Zhang, Y Lian… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio
(MLR) are biomarkers that may reflect inflammatory status in some immune-related …

Association between red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio and the prognosis in patients with autoimmune encephalitis: a retrospective cohort study

D Li, A Yang, M Xia, K Ma, J Zhang, Y Guo… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Aim Red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio (RAR) is a combined new indicator
reflecting immunology and has been reported to predict the prognosis of inflammation …

[HTML][HTML] Narrative review of immunotherapy in thymic malignancies

JC Benitez, B Besse - Translational Lung Cancer Research, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Thymomas and thymic carcinomas (TCs)(also known as Thymic Epithelial Tumors or TETs)
are rare cancers and the most frequent masses of the anterior mediastinum. These tumors …

Risk factors and a predictive model for the occurrence of adverse outcomes in patients with new-onset refractory status epilepsy

Q Luo, R Lai, M Su, Z Wu, H Feng… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objectives To determine risk factors for the occurrence of adverse outcomes in patients with
new-onset refractory status epilepsy (NORSE) and to construct a concomitant nomogram …

Determining an infectious or autoimmune etiology in encephalitis

HE Hoang, J Robinson‐Papp, L Mu… - Annals of Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Early presentation and workup for acute infectious (IE) and autoimmune
encephalitis (AE) are similar. This study aims to identify routine laboratory markers at …

Clinical features, treatment, and prognostic factors in neuronal surface antibody-mediated severe autoimmune encephalitis

B Wang, C Wang, J Feng, M Hao, S Guo - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective This study aimed to determine the clinical characteristics and evaluate the efficacy
of immunotherapy and the long-term prognosis of severe autoimmune encephalitis (AE) in …

Predictive value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio for treatment response in patients diagnosed with definite or probable autoimmune encephalitis/encephalopathy

S Ogami, J Koh, K Miyamoto, M Mori… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Autoimmune encephalitis/encephalopathy (AE) is a complex and
heterogeneous disease, making it difficult to predict the prognosis. The neutrophil-to …

Prognostic value of acute cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities in antibody-positive autoimmune encephalitis

J Broadley, R Wesselingh, U Seneviratne… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the prognostic value of CSF abnormalities in seropositive
autoimmune encephalitis (AE). Methods We retrospectively studied 57 cases of seropositive …

The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios are independently associated with clinical outcomes of viral encephalitis

Q He, S Wang, H Chen, L Long, B Xiao, K Hu - Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio
(MLR) are used as prognostic biomarkers for many diseases. In this study, we aimed to …