Autoimmune-associated epilepsy was the long-term sequela in 43.73%, associated with cognitive and psychiatric disturbances in 81.73%. Independent predictors of developing epilepsy were difficult to ...

mayo.edu Background and objective The Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis enabled standardised reporting of research and aided communication between clinicians. Deficiencies identified and ...

When the immune system malfunctions and attacks its own cells, this can cause more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis ...

The objective of this paper is to evaluate available evidence for each step in autoimmune encephalitis management and provide expert opinion when evidence is lacking. The paper approaches autoimmune ...

Background Despite many studies suggesting an association between serum IgG4 and IgG4-related diseases (IgG4-RD), the evidence of the utility of serum IgG4 titres in differentiating between IgG4-RD ...

Autoimmune pancreatitis is a rare systemic fibrotic inflammatory disorder that can affect organs such as the bile ducts, salivary glands, and retroperitoneal lymph nodes, in addition to the pancreas.

mayo.edu Background Characteristic pancreatic duct changes on endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP) have been described in autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). The performance characteristics of ERP ...

Conclusion: Overt IgG4 disease with acute pancreatitis and interstitial nephritis can be triggered by COVID-19 vaccination that is amenable to Corticosteroids. It confirms the autoimmune etiology of ...

Young got a prescription from her doctor, and the box was sent to her by a medical-device company called Cytokind that is hoping to expand such use to MS and other autoimmune diseases and was ...

While related to autoimmune diseases, IBD presents distinct differences in how it develops and affects the body. Unlike classic autoimmune conditions where the immune system directly attacks ...