Following immunotherapy, neurons in autoimmune encephalitis show recovery patterns with synaptic reorganization.
Recovery from autoimmune encephalitis:
- Can be complete
- Often takes months
- May have residual deficits
- Synaptic plasticity involved
- NMDA receptor return
- Synaptic reorganization
- Function normalization
- New synapse formation
- Homeostatic mechanisms
- Functional compensation
- Limited in adults
- Hippocampal possible
- Contributes to recovery
- Often complete
- May take 1-2 years
- May have residual cognitive issues
- Usually good
- Often complete
- May relapse
- Variable
- Often good with tumor removal
- Memory issues
- Executive dysfunction
- Processing speed
- Mood disorders
- Anxiety
- May persist
- Seizures usually resolve
- Movement disorders improve
- Usually good outcome
- Rehabilitation
- Memory training
- Executive function
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Autoimmune encephalitis recovery (2022)
- Post-encephalitic cognition (2021)