But it can still create lasting health effects. Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) is a form of inflammation in the brain that’s triggered by your own immune system. It can be treated with ...

Autoimmune encephalitis tends to develop more slowly than infectious encephalitis and may cause more neurological symptoms, such as confusion, memory issues, and seizures. It's also rarer than ...

Autoimmune encephalitis, on the other hand, is not directly caused by infectious agents but results from this immune response, triggered by the production of antibodies that target proteins in or ...

When an 11-year-old boy faced a rare form of autoimmune encephalitis that attacked his brain, music therapy played a crucial ...

Encephalitis can be triggered by an autoimmune response, and meningitis can be caused by injuries, cancer, lupus, and certain ...

Hashimoto encephalopathy is a rare autoimmune condition that causes brain inflammation. It’s linked to thyroid disease and can lead to severe neurological symptoms, but it’s treatable with the ...

Latoya McDonald's symptoms started relatively small. McDonald, 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, noticed that she was forgetting things, like picking up her daughter from school, and she started falling ...

To this end, they studied two antibodies that dock to so-called GABA A receptors in one variant of autoimmune encephalitis. Their findings on the structural mechanisms, which they have now ...

Ten years after the publication of her revelatory memoir, "Brain on Fire," former Post reporter Susannah Cahalan's story is still helping lead to major medical breakthroughs, advocacy and patient ...