Normal gut microbiome in NMDA receptor encephalitis

Conclusion
Patients with NMDAR encephalitis and controls both had a normal gut microbiome. The lack of overabundance of certain bacterial species in patients suggests that microbiome changes are no major contributors to the pathogenesis, disease course, or prognosis in NMDAR encephalitis. Despite the small sample size and heterogeneous groups, findings indicate differences to other neuroimmunologic diseases.

Source: Neurology Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation - October 16, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Herken, J., Bang, C., Rühlemann, M. C., Finke, C., Klag, J., Franke, A., Prüss, H. Tags: Autoimmune diseases, Encephalitis, All Clinical Neurology Article Source Type: research