OHSU researchers identify key trigger behind brain disorder often mistaken for mental illness

Some serious brain disorders begin with symptoms that are easy to misinterpret. A person may become confused, forgetful or ...

Misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, she actually had a rare autoimmune disease

Nora Scott from High River, Alta. had an emotional meeting with the doctor who figured out she had a rare form of autoimmune ...
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Portland Lab Nails the 'Brain on Fire' Culprit in Stunning Microscopic Detail

New OHSU study maps antibody "hot spots" behind anti‑NMDAR encephalitis. Could change diagnosis and treatment.

A rare condition left a Houston student with seizures and psychosis. Why was her 'brain on fire?'

A Texas college student spent months suffering from unexplained seizures and psychosis before UTHealth Houston doctors determined she had a rare condition.
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Cryo-EM Maps Autoantibody Hotspots on NMDA Receptors in Autoimmune Encephalitis

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 ...

This woman was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder. It turns out she has a rare autoimmune disease instead

A relatively new class of autoimmune diseases that affect the brain is making psychiatrists rethink some diagnoses.

Scientists Pinpoint New Drug Target for Devastating “Brain on Fire” Disease

A new study reveals a critical vulnerability in a brain receptor targeted by a rare autoimmune disease. Researchers have ...
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Rare 'Brain on Fire' disorder highlighted in Netflix film may soon have new treatments

OREGON, USA — Nearly two decades after first being identified, a rare and life-threatening brain-inflammation disease may soon have new treatment candidates. The disorder, called anti-NMDA ...