STOCKTON, Calif. (KGO) -- A writer's inspiration can take many forms. For Joy Van, it happened while her son was hospitalized with a rare autoimmune disease. "I was sitting in the hospital with him ...

Anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis was first reported to develop in female young adults with ovarian teratoma. However, another study with a larger cohort reported that more than one-third of all ...

A new study reveals a critical vulnerability in a brain receptor targeted by a rare autoimmune disease. Researchers have moved a step closer to new treatments for a rare and often devastating ...

In autoimmune encephalitis, a rare but serious and sometimes life-threatening inflammation of the central nervous system, the body's own defenses are directed against the central nervous system. This ...

Researchers at DZNE and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have pioneered a novel treatment for the most common autoimmune encephalitis. By reprogramming white blood cells to target and eliminate ...

A new study published in Science Advances describes a potential target for therapies aimed at treating anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis, also known as ‘Brain on Fire,’ an ...

5-year-old Nathan Camargo had seizures at school before he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has contributed to PEOPLE for over 20 ...