Predictors and Clinical Characteristics of Relapses in LGI1-Antibody Encephalitis.
Lucia CampetellaAntonio FarinaMacarena VillagránMarine VillardMarie BenaiteauNoémie TimestitAlberto VogrigGeraldine PicardVéronique RogemondDimitri PsimarasMarie RafiqEve ChansonCecile MarchalDavid GoncalvesBastien JoubertJerome HonnoratSergio Muñiz-CastrilloPublished in: Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation (2024)
Relapses may occur years after the initial encephalitis episode and are usually milder but cause additional disability. Corticosteroid treatment reduces the risk of future relapses, while patients with residual cognitive dysfunction after the initial episode have an increased relapse risk.