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Autoimmune encephalitis, diseases where the immune system attacks the brain, have become a fast-moving field of study in recent years. The authors, Drs Josep Dalmau and Francesc Graus, have played pivotal roles in the discovery of these diseases. Here, they provide a comprehensive clinical guide to the differential diagnosis of these disorders, illustrated with over 200 figures, 30 videos and numerous clinical vignettes, many from their own practice. Clinical descriptions are straightforward, emphasizing distinctive diagnostic clues for each disease. The strengths and weaknesses of diagnostic tests and clinical criteria are discussed extensively, as well as the best evidence supporting the use of available treatments. There is an up-to-date description of immunological triggers and comorbidities, and well-illustrated and clearly summarized pathogenic mechanisms and disease models. Gain full HTML access of the whole book, including supplementary videos, via a scratch-off code inside the cover.

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Josep Dalmau is Professor at the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA); the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Center (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona; and Adjunct Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania (USA). Francesc Graus is Emeritus investigator at the Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Until 2018 he was Chief of the Neurology Service of Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona.

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