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

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

A new study reveals a critical vulnerability in a brain receptor targeted by a rare autoimmune disease. Researchers have ...

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 ...

In autoimmune encephalitis, a rare but serious and sometimes life-threatening inflammation of the central nervous system, the body's own defenses are directed against the central nervous system. This ...

Researchers at DZNE and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have pioneered a novel treatment for the most common autoimmune encephalitis. By reprogramming white blood cells to target and eliminate ...

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis, caused by HSV types 1 and 2, is the most common sporadic viral encephalitis worldwide, with an annual incidence of around 2·2–4·6 per million people.1 Before ...