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ArticleImmunity, inflammation and disease2024

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with antibody-related autoimmune encephalitis presenting with disorders of consciousness: A prospective cohort study.

Dawei Shan, Huimin Zhang, Lili Cui, Shuting Chai, Weibi Chen, Gang Liu, Fei Tian, Linlin Fan, Le Yang, Yan Zhang

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Dawei ShanDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0005-5216-989X
Huimin ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Lili CuiDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Shuting ChaiDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Weibi ChenDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Gang LiuDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Fei TianDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Linlin FanDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Le YangDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yan ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6615-5329

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Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubating Program PX2020035China Association for Promotion of Health Science and Technology JKHY2023001
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objectiveTo explore the clinical characteristics, short- and long-term functional outcomes, and risk factors for antibody-related autoimmune encephalitis (AE) in patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC).

methodsClinical data were collected from AE patients admitted to Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University from January 2012 to December 2021, and patients were followed up for up to 24 months after immunotherapy.

resultsA total of 312 patients with AE were included: 197 (63.1%) with anti-NMDAR encephalitis, 71 (22.8%) with anti-LGI1 encephalitis, 20 (6.4%) with anti-GABAbR encephalitis, 10 (3.2%) with anti-CASPR2 encephalitis, 10 (3.2%) with anti-GAD65 encephalitis, and 4 (1.3%) with anti-AMPAR2 encephalitis. Among these patients, 32.4% (101/312) presented with DoC, and the median (interquartile range, IQR) time to DoC was 16 (7.5, 32) days. DoC patients had higher rates of various clinical features of AE (p < .05). DoC was associated with elevated lumbar puncture cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure, CSF leukocyte count, and specific antibody titer (p < .05). A high percentage of patients in the DoC group had a poor prognosis at discharge and at 6 months after immunotherapy (p < .001), but no significant difference in prognosis was noted between the DoC group and the non-DoC group at 12 and 24 months after immunotherapy. Dyskinesia (OR = 3.266, 95% CI: 1.550-6.925, p = .002), autonomic dysfunction (OR = 5.871, 95% CI: 2.574-14.096, and p < .001), increased CSF pressure (OR = 1.007, 95% CI: 1.001-1.014, p = .046), and modified Rankin scale (mRS) score ≥3 at the initiation of immunotherapy (OR = 7.457, 95% CI: 3.225-18.839, p < .001) were independent risk factors for DoC in AE patients.

conclusionDoC is a relatively common clinical symptom in patients with AE, especially critically ill patients. Despite requiring longer hospitalization, DoC mostly improves with treatment of the primary disease and has a good long-term prognosis after aggressive life support and combination immunotherapy.

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AutoantibodiesConsciousness DisordersEncephalitisAdultFemaleHashimoto DiseaseHumansImmunotherapyMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeAutoantibodiesanti‐N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor encephalitisautoimmune encephalitisdisorders of consciousnessoutcomerisk factor

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