2022 Summer Conference | C6 - Approach to Autoimmune Encephalitis/Epilepsy 1

Date Saturday 07/16/22

Time 08:00 AM - 09:30 AM PDT Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program will be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Seminar

Director(s) Stacey Clardy, MD, PhD, FAAN, Anastasia Zekeridou, MD, PhD, FAAN

Moderator(s) Jenny Linnoila, MD, PhD, Shailee S. Shah, MD

Topic(s) Autoimmune Neurology

Learning Objectives Faculty will focus on the finer points of a diagnostic approach to autoimmune and infectious encephalitis, including some illustrative examples of misdiagnoses and how to avoid such pitfalls. Participants should understand the evaluation of rapidly progressive dementias, including a focus on extracting encephalitis diagnoses from this broad category of disease.

CME Available 1.50 CME credits

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement

Program Level Introductory

Recommended Audience Fellow, Resident, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Advanced Practice Provider, Neurohospitalist, Medical Student

Teaching Styles Case-based, Didactic

Program Materials Program Evaluations

Event Timeline
08:00 AM - 08:27 AM PDT	Speaker	Diagnostic Approach to Encephalitis Arun Venkatesan, MD, PhD
08:27 AM - 08:54 AM PDT	Speaker	(Mis)diagnosis of Rapidly Progressive Dementias Gregory S. Day, MD, MSc, FAAN
08:54 AM - 09:20 AM PDT	Speaker	Pitfalls in Autoimmune Encephalitis: Cases Avindra Nath, MD, MBBS, FAAN
09:20 AM - 09:25 AM PDT	Abstract	047 - Active Immunization Against NMDA NR1 Subunit as a Model of Autoimmune Encephalitis Grace Jachimiec, Jenny Linnoila, MD, PhD
09:25 AM - 09:30 AM PDT	Abstract	065 - GABABR IgG associated encephalitis: Clinical presentations and measures to improve diagnostic assay specificity Jennifer McCombe, MD

Faculty Disclosures
Stacey Clardy, MD, PhD, FAAN	Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of University of Utah Health. Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for AstraZeneca/Alexion. Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Amgen/Horizon. Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Arialys. Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Kyverna. Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Neurology/AAN Publications. The institution of Dr. Clardy has received research support from NIH/NINDS. The institution of Dr. Clardy has received research support from SRNA. The institution of Dr. Clardy has received research support from Alexion/AstraZeneca. Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a AAN Summer Meeting CoDirector Travel and Lodging with AAN. Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Grand Rounds Travel/Lodging/Honoraria with U of Iowa, Miami, Stanford, Barrow, Beaumont Health, CCF, Emory, Penn State, Mayo Clinic, Walter Reed.
Anastasia Zekeridou, MD, PhD, FAAN	The institution of Dr. Zekeridou has received research support from Roche/Genentech. Dr. Zekeridou has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Zekeridou has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Zekeridou has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Zekeridou has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care.
Arun Venkatesan, MD, PhD	Dr. Venkatesan has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Janssen Pharmaceuticals. The institution of Dr. Venkatesan has received research support from NIH. The institution of Dr. Venkatesan has received research support from MSRCF. The institution of Dr. Venkatesan has received research support from U.S. DOD.
Gregory S. Day, MD, MSc, FAAN	Dr. Day has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Parabon Nanolabs. Dr. Day has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Arialys Therapeutics. Dr. Day has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for DynaMed (EBSCO Health). Dr. Day has stock in ANI Pharmaceuticals. The institution of Dr. Day has received research support from National Institutes of Health / NIA. The institution of Dr. Day has received research support from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. The institution of Dr. Day has received research support from Alzheimer's Association. The institution of Dr. Day has received research support from National Institutes of Health / NINDS. The institution of Dr. Day has received research support from Amgen Pharmaceuticals. The institution of Dr. Day has received research support from AVID Radiopharmaceuticals. Dr. Day has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Presenter at Annual Meeting (CME) with 好色先生. Dr. Day has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Content Development (CME) with PeerView, Inc. Dr. Day has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Content Development (CME) with Continuing 好色先生, Inc. Dr. Day has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Content Development (CME) with Ionis Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Day has a non-compensated relationship as a Clinical Director with Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Foundation that is relevant to AAN interests or activities.
Avindra Nath, MD, MBBS, FAAN	Dr. Nath has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Elsevier. The institution of Dr. Nath has received research support from National Institutes of Health. The institution of Dr. Nath has received research support from ALS Association. Dr. Nath has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care.
Jenny Linnoila, MD, PhD	Dr. Linnoila has received research support from NIH/NINDS. Dr. Linnoila has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a expert respondent on autoimmune encephalitis with U.S. government/DHHS/vaccine injury compensation program.
Shailee S. Shah, MD	Dr. Shah has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Horizon Therapeutics. Dr. Shah has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Genentech. Dr. Shah has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Genentech. Dr. Shah has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Alexion. Dr. Shah has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
	No disclosure on file
Grace Jachimiec	Miss Jachimiec has nothing to disclose.
Mohamed M. Rezk, MD	Dr. Rezk has nothing to disclose.
Sean J. Pittock, MD, FAAN	Dr. Pittock has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for UCB. Dr. Pittock has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Arialys Therapeutics. The institution of Dr. Pittock has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Alexion. Dr. Pittock has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Arialys. The institution of Dr. Pittock has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for UCB. The institution of Dr. Pittock has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Roche/Genentech. The institution of Dr. Pittock has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Alexion/AstraZeneka. The institution of Dr. Pittock has received research support from NIH. The institution of Dr. Pittock has received research support from Alexion/AstraZeneka. The institution of Dr. Pittock has received research support from F. Hoffman/LaRoche/Genentech. Dr. Pittock has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Pittock has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Pittock has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
Abhigyan Datta, MBBS	Dr. Datta has nothing to disclose.
Andrew Knight	Andrew Knight has nothing to disclose.
Jennifer McCombe, MD	Dr. McCombe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Horizon therapeutics. Dr. McCombe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Novartis. Dr. McCombe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Novartis. Dr. McCombe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Horizon therapeutics. Dr. McCombe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a traveling fellow with Royal College of Canada.
Andrew McKeon, MD	The institution of Dr. McKeon has received research support from National Institutes of Health. Dr. McKeon has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. McKeon has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. McKeon has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
Nicholas H. Chia, MBBS	Dr. Chia has nothing to disclose.
Divyanshu Dubey, MD, FAAN	The institution of Dr. Dubey has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Argenx. The institution of Dr. Dubey has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Arialys. The institution of Dr. Dubey has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for UCB . Dr. Dubey has received research support from Department of Defense . Dr. Dubey has received research support from Department of Defense . Dr. Dubey has received research support from UCB. Dr. Dubey has received research support from David J. Tomassoni ALS Research Grant Program . Dr. Dubey has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Dubey has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Dubey has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Dubey has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care.
John R. Mills, MD, PhD	The institution of Dr. Mills has received research support from Werfen Diagnostics. Dr. Mills has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care.
Eoin P. Flanagan, MBBCh, FAAN	The institution of Dr. Flanagan has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Alexion. Dr. Flanagan has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Genentech. Dr. Flanagan has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Horizon Therapeutics. The institution of Dr. Flanagan has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Roche. Dr. Flanagan has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Pharmacy times. The institution of Dr. Flanagan has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for UCB. The institution of Dr. Flanagan has received research support from Viela Bio. The institution of Dr. Flanagan has received research support from UCB. The institution of Dr. Flanagan has received research support from Roche. Dr. Flanagan has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Flanagan has a non-compensated relationship as a Member of medical Advisory Board with The MOG Project that is relevant to AAN interests or activities. Dr. Flanagan has a non-compensated relationship as a Editorial board member with Journal of The Neurologic Sciences that is relevant to AAN interests or activities. Dr. Flanagan has a non-compensated relationship as a Editorial board member with Neuroimmunology Reports that is relevant to AAN interests or activities. Dr. Flanagan has a non-compensated relationship as a Editorial Board Member with Neurology, Neuroimmunology Neuroinflammation (N2) Journal that is relevant to AAN interests or activities.