Telemedicine assessment of long-term cognitive and functional status in anti-leucine-rich, glioma-inactivated 1 encephalitis
Conclusions
Telemedicine is a feasible tool to assess the cognitive and functional outcome in patients with anti-LGI1 encephalitis. Cognitive impairment is often missed if only functional scales are used. Premorbid cognitive reserve and MRI with bilateral hippocampal hyperintensity were predictors for long-term cognitive impairment.
Source: Neurology Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation - Category: Neurology Authors: Sola-Valls, N., Arino, H., Escudero, D., Solana, E., Llado, A., Sanchez-Valle, R., Blanco, Y., Saiz, A., Dalmau, J., Graus, F. Tags: Autoimmune diseases, Encephalitis, All Clinical Neurology, Neuropsychological assessment, Assessment of cognitive disorders/dementia Article Source Type: research
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