Anti‐N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptor 1 (NMDAR1) antibodies detected in dogs with meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown etiology

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[h=2]Study applies human autoimmune encephalitis research to canine condition[/h] Veterinary researchers from North Carolina State University investigate whether antibodies play a role in the etiology of this poorly understood disease.
Oct 04, 2019
By dvm360.com staff
Results of a new study from North Carolina State University reveal that dogs suffer from the same type of autoimmune encephalitis as humans, according to a release from the College of Veterinary Medicine. The study’s findings, just published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, may lead to improved screening methods for diagnosis and possibly more effective treatments for canine encephalitis, the researchers say....

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6766506/
Stafford EG, Kortum A, Castel A, et al. Presence of cerebrospinal fluid antibodies associated with autoimmune encephalitis of humans in dogs with neurologic disease. J Vet Intern Med. 2019;33(5):2175–2182. doi:10.1111/jvim.15616