Suleiman et al modified the criteria of Zulini et al for classifying certainty in the diagnosis of autoimmune epilepsy.
Parameters:
(1) neuronal surface autoantibodies (NSA)
(2) response to immunotherapy
(3) GAD autoantibodies
|
NSA
|
GAD AutoAb
|
Response
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Classification
|
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in serum or CSF
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NA
|
present
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definite
|
|
in serum or CSF
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NA
|
absent or unknown
|
probable
|
|
absent
|
present
|
present
|
probable
|
|
absent
|
present
|
absent or unknown
|
possible
|
|
absent
|
absent
|
present
|
possible
|
|
absent
|
absent
|
absent
|
unlikely
|
|
absent
|
absent
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
where:
• An unrecognized neuronal surface autoantibody might not be appreciated in this scheme.
