Autoimmune encephalitis in a resource-limited public health setting: a case series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

 Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) consists of a group of acquired diseases that affect the central nervous system. A myriad of phenotypes may be present at the onset. Due to the heterogeneity of clinical presentations, it is difficult to achieve uniformity for the diagnostic and therapeutic processes and follow-up strategies.

Objective

 To describe a series of patients diagnosed with AE in a resource-limited public hospital in southern Brazil and to analyze therapeutics and outcomes.

Methods

 We retrospectively reviewed the electronic medical records of patients diagnosed with AE at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre from 2014 to 2022. Data collected included clinical presentation, neuroimaging, cerebrospinal fluid testings, electroencephalogram, autoanti

SUBMITTER: Morillos MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10849825 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature