Psychiatric manifestations of autoimmune encephalitis

Hannah Ford, Sarah Griffith, Nicola Warren, Adrew Swayne, Stefan Blum, Helmut Butzkueven, Terence J. O'Brien, Dennis Velakoulis, Jayashri Kulkarni, Mastura Monif

Research output: Contribution to journalReview ArticleResearchpeer-review

8 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Autoimmune encephalitis is increasingly recognized as a cause of psychiatric symptoms. A wide spectrum of psychiatric manifestations have been described which may precede, follow or occur independently of neurologic features. Patients typically respond to immunotherapy, however diagnosis is challenging due to phenotypic heterogeneity. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the psychiatric features associated with encephalitis mediated by autoantibodies targeting neuronal cell-surface antigens and describe indicators of potential immunopathology underlying psychiatric manifestations.

Original languageEnglish
Article number103145
Number of pages7
JournalAutoimmunity Reviews
Volume21
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2022

Keywords

  • Autoimmune encephalitis
  • Clinical manifestations
  • Disease outcomes
  • Neuroimmunology
  • Psychiatry

Cite this