Clinical variables that help in predicting the presence of autoantibodies in patients with acute encephalitis
Autoimmune encephalitis is defined as a group of inflammatory diseases characterized by prominent neuropsychiatric symptoms and associated with antibodies against neuronal surface proteins, ion channels, or receptors [1]. Epileptic seizures are a common manifestation of encephalitis due to immune causes [2].
Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - Category: Neurology Authors: Ang élica Lizcano-Meneses, Nancy Watanabe, Felipe von Glehn, Renata Barbosa, Milena de Albuquerque, Clarissa Yassuda, Adriel S. Moraes, José Wiliam Martínez, Leonilda M.B. Santos, Fernando Cendes Source Type: research