TY - JOUR
T1 - Autoimmune encephalitis: A case series and comprehensive review of the literature: A case series and comprehensive review of the literature
AU - Wingfield, Tom
AU - McHugh, C.
AU - Vas, A.
AU - Richardson, A.
AU - Wilkins, E.
AU - Bonington, A.
AU - Varma, A.
PY - 2011/11/1
Y1 - 2011/11/1
N2 - Encephalitic syndromes are a common medical emergency. The importance of early diagnosis and appropriate treatment is paramount. If initial investigations for infectious agents prove negative, other diagnoses must be considered promptly. Autoimmune encephalitides are being increasingly recognized as important (and potentially reversible) non-infectious causes of an encephalitic syndrome. We describe four patients with autoimmune encephalitis-3 auto-antibody positive, 1 auto-antibody negative-treated during the last 18 months. A comprehensive review of the literature in this expanding area will be of interest to the infectious diseases, general medical and neurology community.
AB - Encephalitic syndromes are a common medical emergency. The importance of early diagnosis and appropriate treatment is paramount. If initial investigations for infectious agents prove negative, other diagnoses must be considered promptly. Autoimmune encephalitides are being increasingly recognized as important (and potentially reversible) non-infectious causes of an encephalitic syndrome. We describe four patients with autoimmune encephalitis-3 auto-antibody positive, 1 auto-antibody negative-treated during the last 18 months. A comprehensive review of the literature in this expanding area will be of interest to the infectious diseases, general medical and neurology community.
U2 - 10.1093/qjmed/hcr111
DO - 10.1093/qjmed/hcr111
M3 - Review article
VL - 104
SP - 921
EP - 931
JO - Qjm-an International Journal of Medicine
JF - Qjm-an International Journal of Medicine
IS - 11
ER -
