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Induction and Diverse Assessment Indicators of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
Published on: September 9, 2022
Rasmussen encephalitis and comorbid autoimmune diseases: A window into disease mechanism?
Dina Amrom1, Demet Kinay2, Yvonne Hart2
1From the Neurogenetics Unit (D.A., E.A.), Epilepsy Clinic (F.A.), and Neuroimmunology Unit (A.B.-O.), Montreal Neurological Hospital and Institute, Quebec, Canada; Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery (D.A., F.A., E.A., A.B.-O.), Pediatrics (F.A.), and Human Genetics (E.A.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital (D.K.), Istanbul, Turkey; Royal Victoria Infirmary (Y.H.), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; Epilepsy Research Center (S.F.B.), Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Melbourne, Australia; and Department of Neurology (K.L.), University of California at San Francisco. amit.bar-or@mcgill.ca dina.amrom@mcgill.ca.
Objective:
To describe a potential association between comorbid autoimmune disease and Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) and discuss potential insights into underlying RE pathogenesis.
Methods:
We report a case series of 4 patients with RE in whom a comorbid autoimmune disease was subsequently diagnosed and review the literature on possible common susceptibility factors.
Results:
In 4 patients who presented with typical clinical features of RE, a comorbid autoimmune disease was subsequently diagnosed: Hashimoto thyroiditis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus. We discuss the possible common predisposing factors.
Conclusions:
The association of RE, a rare entity, with a comorbid autoimmune disease raises the possibility of shared mechanisms of susceptibility, including common immunogenetic and/or environmental risk factors.
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