Evaluation of seizure treatment in anti-LGI1, anti-NMDAR, and anti-GABABR encephalitis.
Marienke A A M de BruijnAgnes van SonderenMarleen H van Coevorden-HameeteAnna E M BastiaansenMarco W J SchreursRob P W RouhlCees A van DonselaarMarian H J M MajoieRinze Frederik NeuteboomPeter A E Sillevis SmittRoland D ThijsMaarten J TitulaerPublished in: Neurology (2019)
Epilepsy after resolved encephalitis was rare in our cohort of patients with AIE treated with immunotherapy. In addition, seizure freedom is achieved faster and more frequently after immunotherapy. Therefore, AEDs should be considered as add-on treatment, and similar to treatment of other encephalitis symptoms, immunotherapy is crucial.