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ArticleRomanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie

Autoimmune encephalitis and paraneoplastic encephalitis: difficulties in diagnosis and management in the ICU.

Mihaela Livia Agapie, Florin Tudor Borjog, Clementina Oana Dumitraşcu, Rareş Prăjescu, Mihai Popescu, Carmen Orban

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Article in Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Autoimmune Encephalitis in Acute Care-Pathology, Diagnosis, and Management.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mihaela Livia AgapieDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, Romania; agapiemili@yahoo.com.
Florin Tudor Borjog
Clementina Oana Dumitraşcu
Rareş Prăjescu
Mihai Popescu
Carmen Orban
Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · ROCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) represents a category of relatively newly described neurological disorders associated with an increasing prevalence, a significant impact on the healthcare system, and a high rate of intensive care unit (ICU) admission. This category of diseases often requires prompt treatment, even before a definitive diagnosis is established. In the ICU, patients present with nonspecific signs and symptoms for AIE, which pose challenges in both management and diagnosis. Patients frequently exhibit dysautonomia, severe physical and psychic agitation, as well as tremors and dyskinesia, all of which complicate the diagnosis. They are prone to developing infections, including ventilator-associated pneumonia, and issues related to difficult venous access and pressure ulcers. Early initiation of immunosuppressive treatment is necessary to improve patients' outcome. Through this article, we aimed to summarize current knowledge in terms of the difficulties in diagnosing and management of this pathology in the ICU, as well as the implications for the healthcare system in terms of human and financial resources.

Indexed as

Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous SystemEncephalitisHashimoto DiseaseHumansIntensive Care Units

Identifiers

PMID38184827
PMCPMC10863685
OpenAlexW4390689719

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