Language impairments in seropositive and seronegative autoimmune encephalitis.

Sarah P GriffithRobb WesselinghFiore D'ApranoNabil SeeryTiffany RushenChris KyndtBrian LongUdaya SeneviratneTomas KalincikKatherine BuzzardHelmut ButzkuevenTerence J O'BrienRubina AlpitsisCharles B MalpasMastura Monifnull null

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2024)

While, on average, language functions were within normal limits in patients with AE, but a subgroup exhibited lower performance in semantic fluency and visual confrontation naming, with impairment rates below expected norms. To advance understanding of language in chronic AE patients, exploring the impact of seizure burden, antiseizure medication use, and the relationship of language functions with other cognitive functions is crucial.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed

chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
multiple sclerosis

randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
drug induced

open label
phase iii
patient reported