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10 Σεπ 2024 · Autoimmune epilepsy is a rare type of epilepsy that occurs as a result of an immune system imbalance. It develops due to immune antibodies targeting the brain. One potential cause of...
Autoimmune and Paraneoplastic Epilepsy. It is important to clarify the difference between paraneoplastic and autoimmune epilepsy. Autoimmune epilepsy is a general term for epilepsy mediated by or associated with antibodies sometimes linked to cancer.
Seizures that affect one side of the face and arm on the same side of the body (called facial brachial dystonic seizures (FBDS)) strongly suggest autoimmune epilepsy. Seizure medicines usually don’t control these seizures well.
11 Οκτ 2024 · Autoimmune epilepsy is a newly defined group of conditions characterized by recurrent seizures associated with autoimmunity. Cancer and infections are two potential triggers. Epilepsy is a...
11 Ιαν 2022 · The HLA molecules are important for normal brain function. The HLA haplotype can confer susceptibility or protection from Autoimmune Epilepsy; 10. There are several therapeutic strategies for Autoimmune Epilepsy. 1. Introduction.
15 Ιουλ 2019 · The field of autoimmune epilepsy has evolved substantially in the last few decades with discovery of several neural autoantibodies and improved mechanistic understanding of these immune-mediated syndromes. A considerable proportion of patients with epilepsy of unknown etiology have been demonstrated to have an autoimmune cause.
The concept of autoimmune epilepsy was reinforced in the mid-1990s by the observation that rabbits immunized with the GluR3 subunit of the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) developed seizures, GluR3 antibodies, and pathological features resembling those of Rasmussen’s encephalitis (ref. 17 and Table 1).
