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The Emerging Link Between Autoimmune Disorders and Neuropsychiatric Disease

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Abnormal autoimmune activity has been implicated in a number of neuropsychiatric disorders. In this review, the authors discuss a newly recognized class of synaptic autoimmune encephalitides as well as behavioral and cognitive manifestations of systemic autoimmune diseases.

Source: Journal of Neuropsychiatry

DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.23.1.90

Authors: M. S. Kayser, J. Dalmau

Institution: University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments

Subfield: Clinical Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke