Paediatric brainstem encephalitis associated with glial and neuronal autoantibodies

Yael Hacohen1, Yukihiro Nishimoto2, Yuki Fukami3

  • 1Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Summary

Central nervous system (CNS) autoantibodies were evaluated in pediatric brainstem encephalitis patients. Autoantibodies were detected in 39% of cases, but clinical features and outcomes did not clearly correlate with specific antibody presence.