Cerebrospinal Fluid Findings in Patients With Autoimmune Encephalitis-A Systematic Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Autoimmune encephalitides (AIE) comprise a group of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), which can be further characterized by the presence of different antineuronal antibodies. Recently, a clinical approach for diagnostic criteria for the suspected diagnosis of AIE as well as definitive AIE were proposed. These are intended to guide physicians when to order the antineuronal antibody testing and/or facilitate early diagnosis even prior to the availability of the specific disease-confirming test results to facilitate prompt treatment. These diagnostic criteria also include the results of basic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis. However, the different antibody-defined AIE subtypes might be highly distinct with regard to their immune pathophysiology, e.g., the pre-domin

SUBMITTER: Blinder T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6670288 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature