title: Fifteen-minute consultation: autoimmune encephalitis.
abstract: Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is increasingly diagnosed in children, and can result in severe long-term disability. We use a clinical case to illustrate the core clinical features, initial investigations and management of this potentially treatable condition, and describe the common presenting neurological syndromes alongside highlighting differences between each autoantibody subtype.
authors.affiliation: Children's Neurosciences, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre, London, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clews
authors.affiliation: Children's Neurosciences, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre, London, UK.
authors.forename: Sharmila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeyasing
authors.affiliation: Children's Neurosciences, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre, London, UK.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007223:Infant; D059906:Neuroimaging; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
keywords: Immunology; Neurodisability; Neurology