Hesham Abboud, John C Probasco, Sarosh Irani, Beau Ances, David R Benavides, Michael Bradshaw, Paulo Pereira Christo, Russell C Dale, Mireya Fernandez-Fournier, Eoin P Flanagan, Avi Gadoth, Pravin George, Elena Grebenciucova, Adham Jammoul, Soon-Tae Lee, Yuebing Li, Marcelo Matiello, Anne Marie Morse, Alexander Rae-Grant, Galeno Rojas, Ian Rossman, Sarah Schmitt, Arun Venkatesan, Steven Vernino, Sean J Pittock, Maarten J Titulaer
The objective of this paper is to evaluate available evidence for each step in autoimmune encephalitis management and provide expert opinion when evidence is lacking. The paper approaches autoimmune encephalitis as a broad category rather than focusing on individual antibody syndromes. Core authors from the Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance Clinicians Network reviewed literature and developed the first draft. Where evidence was lacking or controversial, an electronic survey was distributed to all members to solicit individual responses...
July 2021: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry