Neurologic disorders caused by autoantibodies

Abstract

Although the causes and pathophysiologies of many neurological diseases are still poorly understood, the number of neurological diseases in which autoantibodies are suggested to be involved in pathogenesis has been increasing every year. Thus, the range of neuroimmunological diseases has expanded to date, including myasthenia gravis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), Guillain-Barré syndrome, paraneoplastic syndromes, stiff-person syndrome, autoimmune encephalopathies, Hashimoto's encephalopathy, cerebellar ataxia, autoimmune epilepsy, autoimmune autonomic neuropathies, and so DISCLOSURE OF ETHICAL STATEMENTS