Abstract:Paraneoplastic and autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) syndromes describe a range of inflammatory disorders of the brain. “Classic” paraneoplastic encephalitis syndromes occur due to a remote neoplasm and are associated with antibodies that target intracellular neuronal proteins while the more recently described AIE syndromes are not always paraneoplastic and occur in association with antibodies that target cell-surface neuronal receptors (e.g., anti-NMDA receptor, anti-LGI1, anti-GABA
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