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 …

The discovery, in 2010, of autoantibodies against the extracellular proteins LGI1 and Caspr2
facilitated a change of view regarding the clinical importance of voltage-gated potassium …

Importance Autoimmune encephalitis misdiagnosis can lead to harm. Objective To
determine the diseases misdiagnosed as autoimmune encephalitis and potential reasons …

Recent biochemical observations have helped redefine antigenic components within the
voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC) complex. The related autoantibodies may be now …

A rapidly expanding and clinically distinct group of CNS diseases are caused by pathogenic
autoantibodies that target neuroglial surface proteins. Despite immunotherapy, patients with …

Antibodies of IgG4 subclass are exceptional players of the immune system, as they are
considered to be immunologically inert and functionally monovalent, and as such may be …

The neurologic complications of COVID-19 infection are frequent in hospitalized patients; a
high percentage of them present neurologic manifestations at some point during the course …

IgG4 autoimmune diseases are characterized by the presence of antigen-specific
autoantibodies of the IgG4 subclass and contain well-characterized diseases such as …

Background Contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2) autoantibody disease has a
variable clinical phenotype. We present a case report and performed a systematic review of …

Accumulating data on patients with autoimmune encephalitis have shed light on specificities
concerning clinical presentation and outcomes, which are dependent on the antigen …