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: Arino, H., Ruiz Garcia, R., Rioseras, B., Naranjo, L., Martinez-Hernandez, E., Saiz, A., Graus, F., Dalmau, J. Tags: Autoimmune diseases, Encephalitis, Viral infections, Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis Clinical/Scientific Note Source Type: research
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