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SUBMITTER: Armangue T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3961499 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Armangue Thaís T Leypoldt Frank F Málaga Ignacio I Raspall-Chaure Miquel M Marti Itxaso I Nichter Charles C Pugh John J Vicente-Rasoamalala Monica M Lafuente-Hidalgo Miguel M Macaya Alfons A Ke Michael M Titulaer Maarten J MJ Höftberger Romana R Sheriff Heather H Glaser Carol C Dalmau Josep J
Annals of neurology 20140225 2
In 5 prospectively diagnosed patients with relapsing post-herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE), N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibodies were identified. Antibody synthesis started 1 to 4 weeks after HSE, preceding the neurological relapse. Three of 5 patients improved postimmunotherapy, 1 spontaneously, and 1 has started to improve. Two additional patients with NMDAR antibodies, 9 with unknown neuronal surface antibodies, and 1 with NMDAR and unknown antibodies, were identified during retr ...[more]