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ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2025

Imaging biomarkers in antibody-mediated autoimmune encephalitis.

Xinrui Yu, Yujing Fang, Lu Sun, Jingjing Yang, Jau-Shyong Hong, Bo Sun, Ying Wang

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Xinrui Yu *Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Yujing Fang *Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Lu SunDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Jingjing YangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Jau-Shyong HongNeuropharmacology Section, Neurobiology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health, Sciences, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC, USA.
Bo SunDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Ying WangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.

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Background: Imaging, particularly multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), serves as an essential auxiliary examination for diagnosing autoimmune encephalitis (AE). The diversity of autoantibodies complicates the imaging presentation of AE, exhibiting both common and individual features across different subtypes of AE. Currently, there is a lack of comprehensive studies on the imaging features of different subtypes of AE. The study aimed to explore imaging biomarkers for AE mediated by various subtypes of antibodies and clarify their significance in disease severity, treatment response, and prognosis. Methods: The clinical and imaging data of 45 patients with AE at The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, collected from January 2013 to August 2022, were analyzed. Patients underwent multi-modal brain MRI. Lesion probability maps were generated, and regions of interest (ROIs) were selected based on lesion location and clinical-electroencephalographic features, for measurement of three-dimensional T1-weighted imaging (3D-T1WI), T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), T2 fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (T2 FLAIR), and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) sequences. These values were used for correlating with disease severity, antibody titers, response to treatment, and prognosis. Results: The study included 45 AE patients: 18 with anti-leucine-rich glioma inactivated protein 1 (anti-LGI1), 11 with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR), 5 with anti-gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor B (anti-GABA Conclusions: Imaging abnormalities are less frequent than those detected by EEG but exhibit distinct features by subtype. Functional imaging enhances diagnostic accuracy. ADC values can serve as a crucial prognostic indicator.

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Antibody-mediated autoimmune encephalitis (antibody-mediated AE)apparent diffusion coefficient value (ADC value)brain magnetic resonance imaging (brain MRI)

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