Open AccessAutoimmune encephalitis: Clinical diagnosis versus antibody confirmation
Author(s) -
Asha Caroline Cyril,
Sruthi S Nair,
Annamma Mathai,
Sudheeran Kannoth,
Sanjeev V Thomas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.165454
Subject(s) - medicine , autoimmune encephalitis , encephalitis , autoantibody , antibody , etiology , immunology , virus
Autoimmune encephalitis is a heterogeneous disorder which is being diagnosed with increasing frequency. The diagnosis of these disorders is based on the detection of autoantibodies and characteristic clinical profiles.