Severe Outcomes and Persistent Symptoms in Patients with Tick-Borne Encephalitis
The following is a summary of “Tick-borne encephalitis clinical characteristics in adult patients:...
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Most Patients With Antibody-Negative Autoimmune Encephalitis Regain Independent Functioning
The following is a summary of “Long-term outcomes in antibody-negative autoimmune encephalitis: a...
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RSV Represents Rare But Notable Cause of Encephalitis
Researchers investigating RSV-associated encephalitis and encephalopathy determined RSV infection represents a not frequent but notable cause of encephalitis.
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Novel Tool to Predict Outcomes in Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis
A new tool for the NEOS2 model can predict which patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis will see improvements while taking a first-line therapy.
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Risk of Encephalitis and Meningitis after COVID-19 Vaccination in South Korea
1. In this large population-based study of adults in South Korea, there was an increased risk of...
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Analyzing Cognitive Impairment, Disability, and Mood Symptoms in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Patients
The following is a summary of “Longitudinal Disability, Cognitive Impairment, and Mood Symptoms in...
Read MoreProfile of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Patients from South India.
Encephalitis is a major public health problem worldwide that causes huge emotional and economic loss to humanity. Encephalitis, being a serious illness, affects people of all ages. The aim is to describe the sociodemographic,...
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First Case Discovered of Anti-mGluR5 Encephalitis With Gangliocytoma
A report of the first case of anti-mGluR5 encephalitis complicated with gangliocytoma, emphasizing...
Read MoreAdjunctive Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Glucocorticoid Therapy in Severe Herpes Simplex Encephalitis with Excellent Outcome Begs for Larger Trials Evaluating Immunomodulatory Therapy.
BACKGROUND Despite the preponderance of evidence of immune-driven pathophysiology of disease in herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) encephalitis, current treatment paradigms do not officially recommend adjunctive immunomodulatory...
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Autoimmune encephalitis and paraneoplastic encephalitis: difficulties in diagnosis and management in the ICU.
Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) represents a category of relatively newly described neurological disorders associated with an increasing prevalence, a significant impact on the healthcare system, and a high rate of intensive care...
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Concurrent NMDAR and GFAP Antibody Encephalitis During Pregnancy.
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is an autoimmune antibody encephalitis,...
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[Cingulate seizure as a clinical manifestation of anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-positive cerebral cortical encephalitis of two cases].
We report two male patients who had a sensory seizure, which evolved into a focal impaired...
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Safety and immunogenicity of a purified inactivated Zika virus vaccine candidate in adults primed with a Japanese encephalitis virus or yellow fever virus vaccine in the USA: a phase 1, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Zika virus infection is a threat to at-risk populations, causing major birth defects and serious...
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Clinical features of 28 cases of antileucinerich gliomainactivated protein 1 encephalitis and anticontactinassociated proteinlike 2 encephalitis.
Autoimmune encephalitis arising from autoantibodies against leucine-rich glioma-inactivated...
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Encephalitis: diagnosis, management and recent advances in the field of encephalitides.
Encephalitis describes inflammation of the brain parenchyma, typically caused by either an...
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Observational Cohort Study of Catatonia in Adults with Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis
The following is a summary of the “Catatonia in adult anti-NMDAR encephalitis: an observational...
Read MoreElectroencephalography for prognostication of outcome in adults with severe herpes simplex encephalitis.
Electroencephalography (EEG) is recommended for the practical approach to the diagnosis and prognosis of encephalitis. We aimed to investigate the prognostic value of standard EEG (EEG) in adult patients with severe herpes...
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13 Percent of Patients With Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Have Suicidal Thoughts
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Thirteen percent of patients with definite...
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Clinical characteristics and prognosis of anti-GABABR encephalitis: A single-center experience.
The purpose of this study was to assess the demographic data, clinical manifestations,...
Read MoreMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5-related autoimmune encephalitis with reversible splenial lesion syndrome following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.
Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5)-related autoimmune encephalitis (AE) has been rarely reported; however, there are no reports on mGluR5-related AE with reversible splenial lesion syndrome following vaccination against...
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