A new study published in Science Advances describes a potential target for therapies aimed at treating anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis, also known as ‘Brain on Fire,’ an ...
A relatively new class of autoimmune diseases that affect the brain is making psychiatrists rethink some diagnoses.
A Texas college student spent months suffering from unexplained seizures and psychosis before UTHealth Houston doctors determined she had a rare condition.
Some serious brain disorders begin with symptoms that are easy to misinterpret. A person may become confused, forgetful or ...
A new study reveals a critical vulnerability in a brain receptor targeted by a rare autoimmune disease. Researchers have ...
Nora Scott from High River, Alta. had an emotional meeting with the doctor who figured out she had a rare form of autoimmune ...
“My year of unraveling” is how a despairing Christy Morrill described nightmarish months when his immune system hijacked his brain. What’s called autoimmune encephalitis attacks the organ that makes ...