LGI1 antibody encephalitis: acute treatment comparisons and outcome.
Andrew RodriguezChristopher J KleinElia SechiEva AldenMichael R BassoShehroo PudumjeeSean J PittockAndrew McKeonJeffrey W BrittonA Sebastian Lopez-ChiribogaAnastasia ZekeridouNicholas L ZalewskiB F BoeveGregory S DayAvi GadothDavid BurkholderMichel ToledanoDivyanshu DubeyEoin Patrick FlanaganPublished in: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (2021)
Corticosteroids appeared more effective acutely than IVIg in improving LGI1 antibody encephalitis in this retrospective comparison of immunotherapies. While improvement with immunotherapy is typical and long-term outcome is favourable, short-term memory deficits are noted in approximately a third of the patients.