Special Interest Group 2021: Autoimmune Neurology (recording)
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Description: Autoimmune neurology encompasses the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders with an autoimmune basis. These disorders can affect diverse areas of the immune system and produced severe but treatable disorders. This SIG will cover novel research into underlying disease mechanisms, diagnosis and treatments.
Chair: Anusha Yeshokumar, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Co-Chair: Claude Steriade, MD, MSCI, New York University, Langone Health
Objective(s):
- Describe candidate biomarkers of neurodegeneration in patients with autoimmune encephalitis
- Recognize the complementary role of inflammatory biomarkers in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with autoimmune encephalitis
- Describe the approach currently used in the design of animal models for autoimmune encephalitis and how they may be used in the examination of clinically-relevant questions
Presentations:
CSF Biomarkers in Autoimmune Encephalitis
Speaker:
Gregory Day, MD, MSc, MSCI
Mayo Clinic
Clinical Outcomes Following Status Epilepticus in Anti-nmdar Encephalitis
Oral Presenter:
Seon-Jae Ahn, MD
Seoul National University Hospital
Genomic and Transcriptomic-wide Analysis Identifies Novel Genetic Risk Loci and Prioritization of Therapies for Myasthenia Gravis
Oral Presenter:
Ruth Chia, PhD
National Institutes on Aging, National Institutes of Health
High Frequency of Asymptomatic Optic Nerve Enhancement in Aquaporin-4-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
Oral Presenter:
Shailee Shah, MD
Mayo Clinic
Animal Models of Autoimmune Encephalitis
Speaker:
Jenny Linnoila, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Target Audience
ANA2021 Attendees
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Available Credit
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The American Neurological Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Neurological Association designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.50 Participation