Epilepsy due to immune disorders

Definition

Epilepsy in relation to immunological or autoimmune disorders, such as systemic lupus erythematosus [1], inflammatory bowel disease [2], and antibody associated encephalitis (e.g. NMDA receptors) [3]. Antibody associated encephalitis is often a limbic encephalitis, and is sometimes paraneoplastic. Excludes multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating disorders.

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