“Autoimmune epilepsy”: encephalitis with autoantibodies for epileptologists
CG Bien, M Holtkamp - Epilepsy currents, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Epilepsy currents, 2017•journals.sagepub.com
Autoimmune encephalitides may account for epilepsies of so far unknown cause. These
“autoimmune epilepsies” may respond well to immunotherapy. More than a dozen
autoantibodies have been found with this constellation; therefore, broad autoantibody
testing of serum-CSF pairs offers the best diagnostic yield. Several particular features raise
the suspicion of an autoimmune cause in otherwise unexplained seizure disorders.
“autoimmune epilepsies” may respond well to immunotherapy. More than a dozen
autoantibodies have been found with this constellation; therefore, broad autoantibody
testing of serum-CSF pairs offers the best diagnostic yield. Several particular features raise
the suspicion of an autoimmune cause in otherwise unexplained seizure disorders.
Autoimmune encephalitides may account for epilepsies of so far unknown cause. These “autoimmune epilepsies” may respond well to immunotherapy. More than a dozen autoantibodies have been found with this constellation; therefore, broad autoantibody testing of serum-CSF pairs offers the best diagnostic yield. Several particular features raise the suspicion of an autoimmune cause in otherwise unexplained seizure disorders.
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