PRESENTATION TITLE

Autoimmune Encephalitis


PRESENTER(S)

Josep Dalmau, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN, Research Professor ICREA-IDIBAPS | Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona | Adjunct Professor Neurology, University of Pennsylvania


PRESENTER BIO

Josep Dalmau, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN, received his MD and PhD from the Autonoma University of Barcelona and trained in Neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, after which he joined the faculty. In 2002 he moved to the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) where he was Professor of Neurology. He is currently Professor at the Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA)-IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, and Adjunct Professor of Neurology at UPenn. Dr. Dalmau’s research is focused on a new category of immune-mediated diseases against synaptic receptors that result in prominent neurologic and psychiatric syndromes. Dr. Dalmau is the recipient of numerous awards; he is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and many other scientific societies and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation.

VIEWING LOCATIONS
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify the clinical presentation of autoimmune encephalitis syndromes.
• Distinguish the pathogenic mechanisms and comorbidities of the autoimmune encephalitis syndromes.
• Increase knowledge of the pathogenic mechanisms and comorbidities of the autoimmune encephalitis syndromes.

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