Open AccessAssociation of Autoimmune Encephalitis With Combined Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment for Metastatic Cancer
Author(s) -
T.J. Williams,
David Benavides,
Kelly-Ann Patrice,
Josep Dalmau,
Alexandre Avila,
Dung T. Le,
Evan J. Lipson,
John C. Probasco,
Ellen M. Mowry
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298
H-Index - 231
eISSN - 2168-6157
pISSN - 2168-6149
DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.1399
Subject(s) - autoimmune encephalitis , medicine , immunology , immune system , encephalitis , cancer , immune checkpoint , immunotherapy , virus
Paraneoplastic encephalitides usually precede a diagnosis of cancer and are often refractory to immunosuppressive therapy. Conversely, autoimmune encephalitides are reversible conditions that can occur in the presence or absence of cancer.
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