It remains difficult to distinguish anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis from a primary psychiatric disorder, but recent studies have identified clinical features and proposed screening criteria that could ...

In autoimmune encephalitis, a rare but serious and sometimes life-threatening inflammation of the central nervous system, the body's own defenses are directed against the central nervous system. This ...

Using a state-of-the-art method, researchers at DZNE and the University of Texas have succeeded for the first time at unraveling the effects of autoimmune antibodies, that are directed against the ...

An overview of clinical features and biomarkers associated with anti-NMDAR encephalitis, highlighting current research directions in diagnosis and treatment. Encephalitis is a potentially ...

Encephalitis is the most serious neurological complication caused by HSV-1. Symptoms and signs of encephalitis can include fever, headache, lethargy, irritability, confusion, focal deficit, aphasia ...

COVID-19 is known primarily as a respiratory disease, with symptoms that include cough, shortness of breath, and, in severe cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome and pneumonia. Now, researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Autoimmune encephalitis can affect any network of the brain related to sleep and result in various sleep ...

At least 22 viral illnesses were linked with an increased risk of subsequent neurodegenerative disease, NIH researchers found. Using data from the U.K. and Finland, Mike Nalls, PhD, of the NIH Center ...