| Literature DB >> 28684941 |
Christian G Bien1, Martin Holtkamp2.
Abstract
Autoimmune encephalitides may account for epilepsies of so far unknown cause. These "autoimmune epilepsies" may respond well to immunotherapy. More than a dozen autoantibodies have been found with this constellation; therefore, broad autoantibody testing of serum-CSF pairs offers the best diagnostic yield. Several particular features raise the suspicion of an autoimmune cause in otherwise unexplained seizure disorders.Entities:
Year: 2017 PMID: 28684941 PMCID: PMC5486416 DOI: 10.5698/1535-7511.17.3.134
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Epilepsy Curr ISSN: 1535-7511 Impact factor: 7.500