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Observational studyNeurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation2025

Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.

Josephine Heine, Ole Jonas Boeken, Sophia Rekers, Katharina Wurdack, Harald Prüss, Carsten Finke

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Observational study in Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. Autoimmune encephalitis.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Josephine HeineCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Neurology and Experimental Neurology.ORCID 0000-0001-5226-6650
Ole Jonas BoekenCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Neurology and Experimental Neurology.ORCID 0000-0002-1727-3625
Sophia RekersCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Neurology and Experimental Neurology.ORCID 0000-0002-6161-6621
Katharina WurdackCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Neurology and Experimental Neurology.ORCID 0000-0003-0952-5658
Harald PrüssCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Neurology and Experimental Neurology.ORCID 0000-0002-8283-7976
Carsten FinkeCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Neurology and Experimental Neurology.ORCID 0000-0002-7665-1171

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesThe characteristics of persistent long-term symptoms and their contribution to subjective quality of life remain unclear in patients with NMDAR encephalitis. In this study, we aimed to evaluate postacute neuropsychiatric symptoms, subjective cognitive complaints, and disease coping mechanisms and identify predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis.

methodsThis cross-sectional observational study investigated patients with NMDAR encephalitis in the postacute phase. Psychometric scales included assessment of neuropsychiatric symptoms (i.e., fatigue, sleep, anxiety, and depressive symptoms), HRQoL, everyday independence, metamemory (i.e., self-rated ability, satisfaction, and use of strategies), and coping strategies (i.e., self-efficacy, disease-related coping, and stress management).

resultsA total of 50 patients (mean age 26.0 ± 10.1 years, 86% female) participated at a median of 4.15 (range 0.3-30.3) years after symptom onset. Patients reported significantly increased levels of anxiety (Beck Anxiety Inventory: 10.5 ± 7.7 [mean ± SD], 95% CI [8.32-12.71], DISCUSSION: Our findings show that persistent neuropsychiatric and subjective cognitive concerns explain a large part of the reduced quality of life in patients with NMDAR encephalitis. These findings have important implications for a patient-centered postacute care and the role of disease coping strategies in the neurorehabilitation of autoimmune encephalitis.

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Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor EncephalitisPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresQuality of LifeAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adult

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PMID39671210
PMCPMC11649178

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