How can peer support groups provide valuable connections and shared experiences for patients and caregivers?

Jan 7, 2025 ... BackgroundThe role of imaging in autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) remains unclear, and there are limited data on the utility of magnetic ... The project is funded by the NHMRC Medical Research Future Fund to conduct a retrospective and prospective trial of patients with autoimmune encephalitis. Nov 2, 2022 ... Autoimmune encephalitis is an inflammatory brain disease associated with antibodies that bind to cells in the brain. It is a type of noninfectious encephalitis. Oct 20, 2020 ... Autoimmune encephalitis: When your body attacks your brain, and people think you're going mad ... It's described as feeling like your brain is on ... When your body's immune system attacks healthy brain cells, you may have autoimmune encephalitis. This condition causes the tissue of the brain and spinal cord ... May 13, 2022 ... Children with AE often develop symptoms that require specific treatments in addition to immunotherapy. The most common symptoms associated with ... Oct 26, 2015 ... Amanda had a rare, autoimmune disorder called Anti NMDA receptor encephalitis - but she didn't know it. Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis ... Jul 7, 2022 ... These antibodies induced severe encephalitis by directly inhibiting GABAA function, resulting in nervous-system hyperexcitability. The ... The purpose of this clinical trial is to compare the effects, good or bad, of satralizumab against placebo in people with NMDAR AIE or LGI1 AIE. People who take ... 18 Clinical features in 104 patients investigated for potential autoimmune encephalitis at a London teaching hospital after presenting with psychotic symptoms.