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ArticleTherapeutic advances in neurological disorders2026

Relapse risk and functional outcomes in anti-LGI1 encephalitis: A multicenter retrospective analysis.

Chun-Hong Shen, Bo Jin, Ye Du, Wen-Jing Shen, Rui Li, Yin-Xi Zhang, Qi-Lun Lai, Hao Song, Shan Wang, Mei-Ping Ding and 3 more

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Chun-Hong ShenDepartment of Neurology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0240-8673
Bo JinDepartment of Neurology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3912-6156
Ye DuDepartment of Neurology, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, China.
Wen-Jing ShenDepartment of Neurology, Huzhou Third People's Hospital, Huzhou, China.
Rui LiDepartment of Neurology, Ningbo University, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Yin-Xi ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4462-171X
Qi-Lun LaiDepartment of Neurology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3536-6921
Hao SongDepartment of Neurology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Shan WangDepartment of Neurology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6238-2644
Mei-Ping DingDepartment of Neurology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3145-7778
Shuang WangDepartment of Neurology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5211-9036
Yi GuoDepartment of Neurology, Epilepsy Center, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9128-4779
Meng-Ting CaiDepartment of Neurology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1835-5734

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Abstract

Background: Anti-leucine-rich glioma-inactivated protein 1 (LGI1) encephalitis presents relapse risk and potential functional impairment, with no established maintenance treatment guidelines. Objectives: The study aimed to uncover prognostic signatures, and identify predictors of relapse and poor outcome using real-world evidence. Design: This multicenter retrospective study included anti-LGI1 encephalitis patients from five tertiary hospitals in Eastern China between January 2015 and January 2024, with ≥ 24-month follow-up. Methods: Relapse was defined as the presence of new or worsening clinical features after at least 3 months of stability or improvement. Poor outcome was defined as a modified Rankin Scale score > 2 at last follow-up. Results: A total of 104 patients were included (median age 56.5 years, 60.6% male). Following the acute phase, the majority (66.3%) received prolonged corticosteroid treatment (≥6 months) without steroid-sparing maintenance immunotherapy (SSMI), whereas 16.3% received SSMI. Twelve patients (11.5%) experienced relapse. Hyponatremia at diagnosis was more common in relapsing patients ( Conclusion: This study suggests that hyponatremia is associated with an increased risk of relapse and poor outcome in anti-LGI1 encephalitis. These findings may facilitate individualized risk stratification, but further validation in larger prospective cohorts is needed.

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