TY - JOUR
T1 - Autoimmune encephalitis management
T2 - MS centers and beyond
AU - McKeon, Andrew
AU - Zekeridou, Anastasia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2020.
PY - 2020/11/1
Y1 - 2020/11/1
N2 - Traditionally, multiple sclerosis (MS) specialists have been the go-to providers for managing certain treatable non-demyelinating inflammatory or autoimmune central nervous system (CNS) disorders. The advent of increased incidence (mostly due to improved recognition) prompts the question: who should be managing autoimmune encephalitis? These patients are generally first encountered in the hospital, as well as general neurology and subspecialty clinics, such as epilepsy. Autoimmune neurology is a specialty which gives focus to evaluation and treatment of patients with autoimmune encephalitis, among other disorders, and trains neurologists accordingly. Some of those experts are dual trained in both MS and non-MS inflammatory/autoimmune CNS disorders. Many other autoimmune specialists are trained in non-MS care, such as hospital neurology, movement disorders, and epilepsy. General and other subspecialty providers increasingly find the need to be versed in management of autoimmune encephalitis.
AB - Traditionally, multiple sclerosis (MS) specialists have been the go-to providers for managing certain treatable non-demyelinating inflammatory or autoimmune central nervous system (CNS) disorders. The advent of increased incidence (mostly due to improved recognition) prompts the question: who should be managing autoimmune encephalitis? These patients are generally first encountered in the hospital, as well as general neurology and subspecialty clinics, such as epilepsy. Autoimmune neurology is a specialty which gives focus to evaluation and treatment of patients with autoimmune encephalitis, among other disorders, and trains neurologists accordingly. Some of those experts are dual trained in both MS and non-MS inflammatory/autoimmune CNS disorders. Many other autoimmune specialists are trained in non-MS care, such as hospital neurology, movement disorders, and epilepsy. General and other subspecialty providers increasingly find the need to be versed in management of autoimmune encephalitis.
KW - Autoimmune encephalitis
KW - multiple sclerosis
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U2 - 10.1177/1352458520905485
DO - 10.1177/1352458520905485
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32052703
AN - SCOPUS:85079377222
SN - 1352-4585
VL - 26
SP - 1618
EP - 1626
JO - Multiple Sclerosis Journal
JF - Multiple Sclerosis Journal
IS - 13
ER -