Clinical course and long-term outcomes in autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy
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DOI: 10.1007/s00415-025-13159-0
Abstract: The aim was to describe the clinical course and long-term outcomes of the French cohort of patients with glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy. Patients with positive CSF GFAP antibody test were identified between May… read more here.
Keywords: gfap astrocytopathy; long term; term outcomes; clinical course ... See more keywords
Autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy presenting with remarkable CNS hyperexcitability and oculogyric crises
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577695
Abstract: The autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy has been associated with meningoencephalomyelitis that usually responds to glucocorticoids. We report a 20-year-old man that developed an acute and severe meningoencephalomyelitis with remarkable CNS hyperexcitability and oculogyric crises. CSF analysis… read more here.
Keywords: cns hyperexcitability; remarkable cns; autoimmune gfap; hyperexcitability oculogyric ... See more keywords
Astrocytic damage in glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy during initial attack.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2019.01.036
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Determination of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), aquaporin 4 (AQP4), and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and astrocytic damage analysis in patients with GFAP astrocytopathy (GFAP-A) and other conditions. METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: csf gfap; astrocytopathy patients; gfap astrocytopathy; damage ... See more keywords
A path to understanding autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy
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DOI: 10.1111/ene.13527
Abstract: Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy was first described in humans in 2016 at the Mayo Clinic, USA, and has been confirmed independently in Europe and Asia within the last year [1–4]. This disorder… read more here.
Keywords: gfap igg; igg; autoimmune gfap; cytotoxic ... See more keywords
Leptomeningeal Gadolinium Enhancement in Autoimmune GFAP Astrocytopathy
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200291
Abstract: A 46-year-old woman presented with urinary retention, headache, tremor, ataxia, mental slowness, and tetra-hyperreflexia following urinary infection. MRI showed signs of encephalomyelitis with diffuse postcontrast 3D fluid-attenuated inversion recovery leptomeningeal enhancement, a common finding in… read more here.
Keywords: leptomeningeal gadolinium; autoimmune gfap; gfap; gfap astrocytopathy ... See more keywords
Case Report: Cerebrospinal fluid eosinophilia in adult autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy
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DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1659720
Abstract: A 30-year-old Chinese male diagnosed with autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy presented with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) eosinophilia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed no significant abnormalities; however, CSF analysis demonstrated the presence of GFAP-immunoglobulin… read more here.
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Case report: Headache as the sole neurological symptom in autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy
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DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1366263
Abstract: Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy is a recently emerging autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS); GFAP astrocytopathy is characterized by optic neuritis and meningoencephalomyelitis. We report the case of a 55-year-old… read more here.
Keywords: gfap astrocytopathy; glial fibrillary; gfap; protein ... See more keywords