Intrathecal B-cell activation in LGI1 antibody encephalitis.
Klaus Lehmann-HornSarosh R IraniShengzhi WangArumugam PalanichamySarah JahnAriele L GreenfieldRavi DandekarGildas LepennetierSophia MichaelJeffrey M GelfandMichael D GeschwindMichael R WilsonScott S ZamvilH-Christian von BüdingenPublished in: Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation (2020)
Our results demonstrate that intrathecal immunoglobulin repertoire expansion is a feature of LGI1 antibody encephalitis and suggests a need for CNS-penetrant therapies.