Prognostic Value of Persistent CSF Antibodies at 12 Months in Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis.
Journal
Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation
ISSN: 2332-7812
Titre abrégé: Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101636388
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2023
07 2023
Historique:
received:
04
09
2022
accepted:
07
02
2023
medline:
8
5
2023
pubmed:
6
5
2023
entrez:
5
5
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is defined by the presence of antibodies (Abs) targeting the NMDAR in the CSF. This study aimed to determine the prognostic value of persistent CSF NMDAR-Abs during follow-up. This retrospective observational study included patients diagnosed with anti-NMDAR encephalitis in the French Reference Center for Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis and for whom CSF samples were obtained at diagnosis and >4 months of follow-up to evaluate CSF NMDAR-Ab persistence. Because patients were tested for CSF NMDAR-Abs at different time points, samples were stratified into different periods of follow-up (i.e., 12 months was considered for the 9- to 16-month follow-up period). Among the 501 patients diagnosed with anti-NMDAR encephalitis between January 2007 and June 2020, 89 (17%) were tested between 4 and 120 months for CSF NMDAR-Abs after clinical improvement and included in the study (75/89 women, 84%; median age 20 years, interquartile range [IQR] 16-26). During follow-up, 21 of 89 (23%) patients had a relapse after a median time of 29 months (IQR 18-47), and 20 of 89 (22%) had a poor outcome (mRS ≥3) after a median last follow-up of 36 months (IQR 19-64). Most patients (69/89, 77%) were tested at the 12-month follow-up period, and 42 of 69 (60%) of them had persistent CSF NMDAR-Abs. When comparing patients with persistent or absent CSF NMDAR-Abs at 12 months, poor outcome at the last follow-up was more frequent in the former (38% vs 8%, In this study, patients with persistent CSF NMDAR-Abs at 12 months were more likely to have subsequent relapses and a poor long-term outcome. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution because of the variability in the time of sampling of this study. Future prospective studies are required to validate these results in larger cohorts.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
Anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is defined by the presence of antibodies (Abs) targeting the NMDAR in the CSF. This study aimed to determine the prognostic value of persistent CSF NMDAR-Abs during follow-up.
METHODS
This retrospective observational study included patients diagnosed with anti-NMDAR encephalitis in the French Reference Center for Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis and for whom CSF samples were obtained at diagnosis and >4 months of follow-up to evaluate CSF NMDAR-Ab persistence. Because patients were tested for CSF NMDAR-Abs at different time points, samples were stratified into different periods of follow-up (i.e., 12 months was considered for the 9- to 16-month follow-up period).
RESULTS
Among the 501 patients diagnosed with anti-NMDAR encephalitis between January 2007 and June 2020, 89 (17%) were tested between 4 and 120 months for CSF NMDAR-Abs after clinical improvement and included in the study (75/89 women, 84%; median age 20 years, interquartile range [IQR] 16-26). During follow-up, 21 of 89 (23%) patients had a relapse after a median time of 29 months (IQR 18-47), and 20 of 89 (22%) had a poor outcome (mRS ≥3) after a median last follow-up of 36 months (IQR 19-64). Most patients (69/89, 77%) were tested at the 12-month follow-up period, and 42 of 69 (60%) of them had persistent CSF NMDAR-Abs. When comparing patients with persistent or absent CSF NMDAR-Abs at 12 months, poor outcome at the last follow-up was more frequent in the former (38% vs 8%,
DISCUSSION
In this study, patients with persistent CSF NMDAR-Abs at 12 months were more likely to have subsequent relapses and a poor long-term outcome. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution because of the variability in the time of sampling of this study. Future prospective studies are required to validate these results in larger cohorts.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37147137
pii: 10/4/e200108
doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200108
pmc: PMC10162705
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Autoantibodies
0
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
0
Types de publication
Observational Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology.
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