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Owing to the successful and usually combined use of various methods to detect serum and cerebrospinal fluid autoantibodies on rodent brain sections, in primary neuronal cell culture, in immune precipitation, and cell-based assays, or in other antigen-specific, immune assays (Western blot, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and radioimmune assay), the subgroup of antibody marker-negative autoimmune encephalopathy syndromes is contracting, whereas the numbers of entities within the overall group are expanding. Recognition of the correct diagnosis is becoming increasingly rewarding not only for neurologists, but also for pediatric neurologists and psychiatrists. |
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