2024
Second‐line immunotherapy in new onset refractory status epilepticus
Hanin A, Muscal E, Hirsch L. Second‐line immunotherapy in new onset refractory status epilepticus. Epilepsia 2024, 65: 1203-1223. PMID: 38430119, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFebrile infection-related epilepsy syndromeSecond-line immunotherapyOnset refractory status epilepticusRefractory status epilepticusIntrathecal dexamethasoneStatus epilepticusCytokine levelsFunctional outcomesCerebrospinal fluid cytokine levelsInitiation of anakinraReduction of seizure frequencyLong-term functional outcomeResponse to treatmentSE onsetElevated serumFebrile infectionsImmune dysregulationLong-term disabilityTreatment initiationCase reportCytokine measurementsProspective studyAnakinraImmunotherapyTocilizumab
2017
The importance of early immunotherapy in patients with faciobrachial dystonic seizures
Thompson J, Bi M, Murchison AG, Makuch M, Bien CG, Chu K, Farooque P, Gelfand JM, Geschwind MD, Hirsch LJ, Somerville E, Lang B, Vincent A, Leite MI, Waters P, Irani SR, Dogan-Onugoren M, Rae-Grant A, Illes Z, Szots M, Malter M, Widman G, Surges R, Archibald N, Reid J, Duncan C, Richardson A, Lilleker J, Iorio R, Blaabjerg M, Abeler K, Shin Y. The importance of early immunotherapy in patients with faciobrachial dystonic seizures. Brain 2017, 141: 348-356. PMID: 29272336, PMCID: PMC5837230, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awx323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsADAM ProteinsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceAntibodiesAnticonvulsantsCognition DisordersDisabled PersonsFemaleFlow CytometryFollow-Up StudiesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansImmunotherapyIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLimbic EncephalitisMaleMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein TransportProteinsRetrospective StudiesSeizuresSurveys and QuestionnairesTransfectionYoung AdultConceptsFaciobrachial dystonic seizuresDystonic seizuresCognitive impairmentAddition of immunotherapySerum sodium levelsNormal brain MRIEarly immunotherapyLGI1 antibodiesLimbic encephalitisEpileptogenic mechanismsConsecutive patientsAntiepileptic drugsNormal patientsBrain MRIPatientsSodium levelsImmunotherapyIgG1 antibodiesSeizuresNormal cognitionImpairmentEarly cessationCessationAntibodiesComplex internalization
2014
Limbic Encephalitis Associated With Anti–Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Complex Antibodies Mimicking Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Yoo JY, Hirsch LJ. Limbic Encephalitis Associated With Anti–Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Complex Antibodies Mimicking Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. JAMA Neurology 2014, 71: 79-82. PMID: 24247910, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.5179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseFaciobrachial dystonic seizuresDystonic seizuresLimbic encephalitisPotassium channel complex antibodiesAbnormal basal gangliaCommon treatable conditionsMagnetic resonance imagingNonparaneoplastic formsProgressive confusionClinical featuresBasal gangliaTreatable conditionTreatable diseaseComplete resolutionSimilar presentationComplex antibodiesRapid onsetResonance imagingSyndromeEncephalitisReversible conditionDiseaseSeizuresImmunotherapy