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Subgroup comparison according to clinical phenotype and serostatus in autoimmune encephalitis: a multicenter retrospective study.

Matteo GastaldiSara MariottoMaria Pia GiannoccaroR IorioM ZoccaratoM NosadiniLuana BenedettiS CasagrandeMassimiliano Di FilippoM ValerianiS RicciS BovaC ArbasinoM MauriM VersinoF VigevanoLaura PapettiMichele RomoliCaterina LapucciF MassaS SartoriL ZulianiA BarilaroP De GaspariG SpagniA EvoliR LiguoriS FerrariE MarchioniB GiomettoL MassacesiD Franciotta
Published in: European journal of neurology (2020)
In-house diagnostics improved Ab detection allowing better patient management but was available in a patient subgroup only, implying possible Ab-positive-AE underestimation. Notwithstanding this limitation, our findings suggest that Ab-negative-AE and Ab-positive-AE patients share similar oncological profiles, warranting appropriate tumor screening. Ab-negative-AE patients risk worse responses due to delayed and less aggressive treatments.
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