The Queen Square Encephalitis Multidisciplinary Team Meeting - experience over three years, pre and post the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with suspected encephalitis continue to represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, even in highly resourced centres. In February 2018, we set up a monthly in-person multidisciplinary team meeting (MDT). We describe the experience and outcomes of the MDT over three years.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was performed to summarise patient demographics, MDT outcomes and final diagnoses.

Results

Over the three-year period, 324 discussions of 238 patients took place. Cases were diverse; approximately 40% related to COVID-19 or brain infection, 40% autoimmune or other inflammatory disorders and 20% encephalitis mimics or uncertain aetiologies. Feedback from an online survey sent to referring teams and attendees highlighted the value of the MDT; 9

SUBMITTER: Bharucha T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10951958 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature