JAMA Neurology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
78(11), P. 1333 - 1333
Published: Sept. 20, 2021
Overall,
immunotherapy
has
been
shown
to
improve
outcomes
and
reduce
relapses
in
individuals
with
N-methyl-d-aspartate
receptor
(NMDAR)
antibody
encephalitis
(NMDARE);
however,
the
superiority
of
specific
treatments
combinations
remains
unclear.To
map
use
safety
immunotherapies
NMDARE,
identify
early
predictors
poor
functional
outcome
relapse,
evaluate
changes
disease
over
14
years
since
first
reports
assess
Anti-NMDAR
Encephalitis
One-Year
Functional
Status
(NEOS)
score.Systematic
search
PubMed
from
inception
January
1,
2019.Published
articles
including
patients
NMDARE
positive
NMDAR
antibodies
available
individual
data.Individual
patient
data
on
immunotherapies,
clinical
characteristics
at
presentation,
course,
final
(modified
Rankin
Scale
[mRS]
score)
were
entered
into
multivariable
logistic
regression
models.The
planned
study
12
months
onset
(good,
mRS
score
0
2;
poor,
greater
than
2)
monophasic
course
(absence
relapse
24
or
later
onset).Data
1550
652
evaluated.
Of
these,
1105
1508
(73.3%)
female
707
1526
(46.3%)
18
younger
onset.
Factors
event
that
significantly
associated
good
included
adolescent
age
first-line
treatment
therapeutic
apheresis,
corticosteroids
plus
intravenous
immunoglobulin
(IVIG),
IVIG
apheresis.
2
65
older
onset,
intensive
care
unit
admission,
extreme
delta
brush
pattern
electroencephalography,
lack
within
30
days
maintenance
for
6
more.
nonrelapsing
rituximab
Adolescent
was
relapsing
disease.
Rituximab
increased
13.5%
(52
384;
2007
2013)
28.3%
(311
1100;
2013
2019)
(P
<
.001),
concurrent
a
falling
rate
same
period
(22%
[12
55]
2008
earlier;
10.9%
[35
322]
2017
later;
P
=
.006).
Modified
NEOS
(including
4
5
original
items)
probability
status
1
year
(20.1%
[40
199]
points;
43.8%
[77
176]
3
.05).Factors
influencing
are
different
need
be
considered
independently
development
evidence-based
optimal
management
guidelines
NMDARE.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
116(34), P. 16955 - 16960
Published: Aug. 2, 2019
Multiple
sclerosis
(MS)
is
a
chronic
inflammatory,
likely
autoimmune
disease
of
the
central
nervous
system
with
combination
genetic
and
environmental
risk
factors,
among
which
Epstein-Barr
virus
(EBV)
infection
strong
suspect.
We
have
previously
identified
increased
autoantibody
levels
toward
chloride-channel
protein
Anoctamin
2
(ANO2)
in
MS.
Here,
IgG
antibody
reactivity
ANO2
EBV
nuclear
antigen
1
(EBNA1)
was
measured
using
bead-based
multiplex
serology
plasma
samples
from
8,746
MS
cases
7,228
controls.
detected
anti-ANO2
(P
=
3.5
×
10-36)
14.6%
7.8%
controls
being
seropositive
(odds
ratio
[OR]
1.6;
95%
confidence
intervals
[95%CI]:
1.5
to
1.8).
The
increase
ANO2-seropositive
individuals
dramatic
when
also
exposed
3
known
factors
for
MS:
HLA-DRB1*15:01
carriage,
absence
HLA-A*02:01,
high
anti-EBNA1
(OR
24.9;
95%CI:
17.9
34.8).
Reciprocal
blocking
experiments
EBNA1
peptides
demonstrated
cross-reactivity,
mapping
[aa
140
149]
431
440].
HLA
gene
region
associated
HLA-DRB1*04:01
haplotype
negatively
seropositivity
0.6;
0.5
0.7).
Anti-ANO2
were
not
patients
other
inflammatory
cohorts.
influence
fact
that
specific
production
usually
needs
T
cell
help
provides
indirect
evidence
autoreactivity
propose
hypothesis
where
immune
through
molecular
mimicry
contributes
etiopathogenesis
JAMA Neurology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
78(11), P. 1333 - 1333
Published: Sept. 20, 2021
Overall,
immunotherapy
has
been
shown
to
improve
outcomes
and
reduce
relapses
in
individuals
with
N-methyl-d-aspartate
receptor
(NMDAR)
antibody
encephalitis
(NMDARE);
however,
the
superiority
of
specific
treatments
combinations
remains
unclear.To
map
use
safety
immunotherapies
NMDARE,
identify
early
predictors
poor
functional
outcome
relapse,
evaluate
changes
disease
over
14
years
since
first
reports
assess
Anti-NMDAR
Encephalitis
One-Year
Functional
Status
(NEOS)
score.Systematic
search
PubMed
from
inception
January
1,
2019.Published
articles
including
patients
NMDARE
positive
NMDAR
antibodies
available
individual
data.Individual
patient
data
on
immunotherapies,
clinical
characteristics
at
presentation,
course,
final
(modified
Rankin
Scale
[mRS]
score)
were
entered
into
multivariable
logistic
regression
models.The
planned
study
12
months
onset
(good,
mRS
score
0
2;
poor,
greater
than
2)
monophasic
course
(absence
relapse
24
or
later
onset).Data
1550
652
evaluated.
Of
these,
1105
1508
(73.3%)
female
707
1526
(46.3%)
18
younger
onset.
Factors
event
that
significantly
associated
good
included
adolescent
age
first-line
treatment
therapeutic
apheresis,
corticosteroids
plus
intravenous
immunoglobulin
(IVIG),
IVIG
apheresis.
2
65
older
onset,
intensive
care
unit
admission,
extreme
delta
brush
pattern
electroencephalography,
lack
within
30
days
maintenance
for
6
more.
nonrelapsing
rituximab
Adolescent
was
relapsing
disease.
Rituximab
increased
13.5%
(52
384;
2007
2013)
28.3%
(311
1100;
2013
2019)
(P
<
.001),
concurrent
a
falling
rate
same
period
(22%
[12
55]
2008
earlier;
10.9%
[35
322]
2017
later;
P
=
.006).
Modified
NEOS
(including
4
5
original
items)
probability
status
1
year
(20.1%
[40
199]
points;
43.8%
[77
176]
3
.05).Factors
influencing
are
different
need
be
considered
independently
development
evidence-based
optimal
management
guidelines
NMDARE.