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Abstract
Background: Prospective observations of functional recovery are lacking in patients with autoimmune encephalitis defined by antibodies against synaptic proteins and neuronal cell surface receptors.
Methods: Adult patients with a diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis were included into a prospective registry. At 3, 6 and 12 months of follow-up, the patients' modified Rankin Scale (mRS) was obtained.
Results: Patients were stratified into three groups according to their antibody (Ab) status: anti-NMDAR-Ab (n=12; group I), anti-LGI1/CASPR2-Ab (n=35; group II), and other antibodies (n=24; group III). A comparably higher proportion of patients in group I received plasma exchange/immunoadsorption and second line immunosuppressive treatments at baseline. A higher proportion of patients in group II presented with seizures. Group III mainly included patients with anti-GABABR-, anti-GAD65- and anti-GlyR-Ab. At baseline, one third of them had cancer. Patients in groups I and III had much higher median mRS scores at 3 months compared to patients in group II. A median mRS of 1 was found at all follow-up time points in group II.
Conclusions: The different dynamics in the recovery of patients with certain autoimmune encephalitides have important implications for clinical trials. The high proportion of patients with significant disability at 3 months after diagnosis in groups I and III points to the need for improving treatment options. More distinct scores rather than the mRS are necessary to differentiate potential neurological improvements in patients with anti-LGI1-/CASPR2-encephalitis.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 641106 |
Pages (from-to) | 641106 |
Journal | Frontiers in Immunology |
Volume | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 May 2021 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System/immunology
- Encephalitis/immunology
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Recovery of Function
- Young Adult
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ANERA: Autoimmune encephalitis - Pilot study about diagnostics, treatment standards and prevalence in Austria
De Simoni, D. (PI)
01.11.2020 → 30.04.2022
Project: Forschungsimpulse › Research Time Out (RTO)