Frequency and Referral Patterns of Neural Antibody Studies During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience From an Autoimmune Neurology Center

Discussion Our findings do not support that the COVID-19 pandemic led to a substantial increase of known or novel encephalitis mediated by antibodies against neural-surface antigens. The increase in Hu and GFAP antibodies likely reflects the progressive increased recognition of the corresponding disorders.
Source: Neurology Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Autoimmune diseases, Encephalitis, Viral infections, Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis Clinical/Scientific Note Source Type: research