Neurology (CNS) Day AM: Autoimmune Encephalitis

Thursday, May 23, 2024

8:00 AM – 10:30 AM EST

Location:MM: BC

CE: 2.5

Audience:

Adult Neurologist, Child Neurologist, Resident, Fellow, Nurses with interest in topic

Basic (Resident, New Information), Intermediate (Practicing Physician), Advanced (Special Interest, Higher Level Discussion)

Lecture/plenary method, Question and answer sessions

Medical Expert, Scholar, Communicator, Professional

This course will review key diagnostic and management considerations of patients with paraneoplastic and non-paraneoplastic autoimmune encephalitis.

Apply proposed diagnostic criteria to patients with suspected autoimmune encephalitis
Interpret neural antibody test results in patients with suspected autoimmune encephalitis
Recognize care considerations that are unique to patients with suspected paraneoplastic autoimmune encephalitis
Apply proposed treatment guidelines to patients with suspected autoimmune encephalitis

8:00 AM – 8:35 AM EST

Diagnostic Criteria for Autoimmune Encephalitis
Speaker: Chris Hahn
8:35 AM – 9:10 AM EST

Neural Antibody Testing for Autoimmune Encephalitis
Speaker: Adrian Budhram
9:10 AM – 9:45 AM EST

Neoplastic Considerations in Autoimmune Encephalitis
Speaker: Anastasia Zekeridou
9:45 AM – 10:20 AM EST

Treatment of Autoimmune Encephalitis
Speaker: Jennifer McCombe
10:20 AM – 10:30 AM EST

Q & A Session
Speaker: Adrian Budhram
Speaker: Chris Hahn
Speaker: Jennifer McCombe
Speaker: Anastasia Zekeridou