Alessandra Morano, Martina Fanella, Emanuele Cerulli Irelli, Francesca A Barone, Giacomo Fisco, Biagio Orlando, Mariarita Albini, Jinane Fattouch, Mario Manfredi, Sara Casciato, Giancarlo Di Gennaro, Anna Teresa Giallonardo, Carlo Di Bonaventura
PURPOSE: Seizures are common in autoimmune encephalitis (AE), and an extensive work-up is required to exclude alternative etiologies. The aim of our study was to identify possible clinical/EEG peculiarities suggesting the immune-mediated origin of late-onset seizures. METHODS: Thirty patients diagnosed with AE (19 men, median age 68 years, 18 seronegative) were included. Overall 212 video-electroencephalographic (EEG) and 31 24-h ambulatory EEG (AEEG) recordings were retrospectively reviewed...
December 2020: Seizure: the Journal of the British Epilepsy Association