What can animal models teach us about the pathogenesis and treatment of autoimmune encephalitis?

Nov 10, 2022 ... Here, we report a case of AIE following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), focusing on the challenges in diagnosis and management. Encephalitis is a disease of brain inflammation, which often leads to changes in personality and memory function, seizures and symptoms of central nervous ... Pediatric autoimmune encephalitis is what happens when your child's immune system attacks their own healthy brain cells. The attack causes inflammation, which ... Symptoms of encephalitis vary according to the area of the brain affected and, in autoimmune encephalitis, depending on the associated antibody. Physical ... May 13, 2022 ... Children with AE often develop symptoms that require specific treatments in addition to immunotherapy. The most common symptoms associated with ... To facilitate prompt immunotherapy, new diagnostic criteria for autoimmune encephalitis highlight the importance of clinical recognition.3 Movement ... First-line Therapies: · Intravenous Methylprednisolone (IVMP): 1g daily x 5 days followed by oral prednisone 1mg/kg (maximum dose 60-80mg daily with a prolonged ... Sep 23, 2019 ... Autoimmune encephalitis – an immune system reaction against the brain – is common in dogs, with smaller breeds and young adult dogs being ... Autoimmune encephalitis which is where the immune system is attacking the brain, such as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), are caused by infection. Nov 22, 2020 ... Autoimmunity is an increasingly recognized cause of encephalitis with a similar prevalence to that of infectious etiologies. Over the past ...