It remains difficult to distinguish anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis from a primary psychiatric disorder, but recent studies have identified clinical features and proposed screening criteria that could ...

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 ...

Using a state-of-the-art method, researchers at DZNE and the University of Texas have succeeded for the first time at unraveling the effects of autoimmune antibodies, that are directed against the ...

Encephalitis is the most serious neurological complication caused by HSV-1. Symptoms and signs of encephalitis can include fever, headache, lethargy, irritability, confusion, focal deficit, aphasia ...

BERLIN, Jan. 6 (UPI) --Researchers in Germany have made progress in treating a rare form of encephalitis, an inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system. A team from Charite - ...

COVID-19 is known primarily as a respiratory disease, with symptoms that include cough, shortness of breath, and, in severe cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome and pneumonia. Now, researchers ...

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Some viral illnesses may increase a person's chances of later developing Alzheimer's disease or another neurodegenerative disorder. Though a causal link cannot be confirmed, an NIH study in which ...