Identifying autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) in patients with psychiatric symptoms is challenging, especially since many associated autoantibodies are rare and not routinely tested. A recent case study of steroid-responsive psychosis linked to anti-septin-7 antibodies — characterised in collaboration with Euroimmun and published in Translational Psychiatry — highlights the need to consider autoimmune causes in primary mental […]

A case of anti-IgLON5 disease presenting with unusual clinical features has expanded current understanding of this rare autoimmune disorder. The case was investigated in a collaborative study between Euroimmun and clinics in Lübeck and Hamburg (Germany) and published in the Journal of Neurology. What is anti-IgLON5 disease?  Anti-IgLON5 disease is a rare and poorly understood

A new case of Homer-3 autoimmunity has been described, expanding the still limited body of knowledge about this rare autoimmune cerebellar disorder. The case was reported in the Journal of Neuroimmunology. What’s known so far To date, only 15 cases of Homer-3 autoantibody-associated disease have been described in the literature. The clinical phenotype in these

Autoimmunity targeting inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor type 1 (ITPR1) was identified as a potential cause of cognitive decline resembling Alzheimer’s disease in a retrospective case study. The findings were reported by a research group from Norway and Germany in collaboration with Euroimmun. Patient with acute deterioration The study describes a 58-year-old patient who presented with acute

Serological tests for coeliac disease-specific antibodies showed exceptionally high sensitivity and specificity in a Tunisian cohort, underscoring their diagnostic utility. The recently published findings stem from a collaborative study between Euroimmun and various laboratories in Tunisia. Studying a unique population Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disorder triggered in genetically predisposed individuals by gluten ingestion. It