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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024

Validation of the clinical assessment scale for autoimmune encephalitis in a severe autoimmune encephalitis cohort.

Yu He, Fangfang Li, Ali Yang, Chen Yu, Yifan Wang, Jing Zhao, Weizhou Zang

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Yu He *Department of Neurology, Henan University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Fangfang Li *Department of Neurology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Ali YangDepartment of Neurology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Chen YuDepartment of Medical Imaging, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Yifan WangDepartment of Neurology, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Jing ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, Henan University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Weizhou ZangDepartment of Neurology, Henan University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.

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Abstract

Objective: The Clinical Assessment Scale for Autoimmune Encephalitis (CASE) is a novel tool tailored specifically for evaluating the severity of autoimmune encephalitis (AE). However, its application in severe AE patients is limited. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the CASE and explore its clinical significance in a severe AE cohort. Methods: The relevant clinical characteristics, laboratory data, and prognosis of patients diagnosed with severe AE between April 2017 and April 2023 were collected. The CASE and modified Rankin scale (mRS) were performed at admission, discharge, and 1-year follow-up, respectively. The reliability of CASE was validated by calculating the Cronbach's alpha value. The validity was evaluated by calculating the Spearman's rank correlation with the corresponding mRS. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were utilized to identify risk factors for poor prognosis. Results: A total of 140 patients were recruited for the study. The CASE scale presented great internal consistency, with Cronbach's α value of 0.768 for the total score. The Spearman's rank correlation analysis revealed strong criterion validity between CASE and mRS, with coefficients of 0.68, 0.92, and 0.95 at admission, discharge, and 1-year follow-up, respectively (all Conclusion: The CASE has proven suitable for evaluating disease severity and prognosis in severe AE patients. Besides, CASE score, age at disease onset, hospital stays, and response to immunotherapy are identified as independent risk factors for unsatisfactory prognosis in severe AE patients.

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EncephalitisSeverity of Illness IndexAdultAgedCohort StudiesFemaleHashimoto DiseaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsCASEmRSprognosissevere autoimmune encephalitisvalidation

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