Autoimmune encephalitis: suggestive red flags
Evidence-based neurology checklist on autoimmune encephalitis: suggestive red flags: Features suggesting autoimmune encephalitis Subacute onset Orofacial dyskinesia Choreoathetosis Facio-brachial dystonia Intractable seizures Hyponatremia First-episode psychosis Autonomic instability Sensitivity…
Features suggesting autoimmune encephalitis
- Subacute onset
- Orofacial dyskinesia
- Choreoathetosis
- Facio-brachial dystonia
- Intractable seizures
- Hyponatremia
- First-episode psychosis
- Autonomic instability
- Sensitivity to antipsychotic drugs: e.g. neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
References
- Solomon T, Michael BD, Smith PE, et al. Management of suspected viral encephalitis in adults-Association of British Neurologists and British Infection Association national guidelines. J Infect 2012; 64:347-373.
- Rickard H, Jacob S, Lennox B, Nicholson T. Autoimmune encephalitis: a potentially treatable cause of mental disorder. Adv Psychiatr Treat 2014; 20:92-100.
