Souhel Najjar

Souhel Najjar () is a New York-based Syrian-American neurologist considered an expert in the field of epilepsy and encephalopathy, specifically the treatment of encephalitis, especially the relatively new diagnosis of Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.

He rose to fame with his correct diagnosis and successful treatment with Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitisof New York Times journalist Susannah Cahalan who was initially thought to have a mental health illness and she turned this story into a bestseller book, with over 1 million copies sold and translated into over 20 languages, which was then made into an American drama film by Netflix.

Dr. Najjar was selected as a recipient of the 2022 Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Editorial: Recent Advances in Psychiatry From Psycho-Neuro-Immunology Research: Autoimmune Encephalitis, Autoimmune Encephalopathy, and Mild Encephalitis

    Editorial: Recent Advances in Psychiatry From Psycho-Neuro-Immunology Research: Autoimmune Encephalitis, Autoimmune Encephalopathy, and Mild Encephalitis by Karl Bechter, David Brown, Souhel Najjar

    Published 2019-03-01
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    A clinical approach to new-onset psychosis associated with immune dysregulation: the concept of autoimmune psychosis

    A clinical approach to new-onset psychosis associated with immune dysregulation: the concept of autoimmune psychosis by Souhel Najjar, Johann Steiner, Amanda Najjar, Karl Bechter

    Published 2018-02-01
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    Neurovascular Unit Dysfunction and Blood–Brain Barrier Hyperpermeability Contribute to Schizophrenia Neurobiology: A Theoretical Integration of Clinical and Experimental Evidence

    Neurovascular Unit Dysfunction and Blood–Brain Barrier Hyperpermeability Contribute to Schizophrenia Neurobiology: A Theoretical Integration of Clinical and Experimental Evidence by Souhel Najjar, Souhel Najjar, Silky Pahlajani, Virginia De Sanctis, Joel N. H. Stern, Joel N. H. Stern, Amanda Najjar, Derek Chong

    Published 2017-05-01
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    Case Report: HSV-2 Encephalitis Presenting With Chorea; Effects of Infection Alone or Combination of Infection and Autoimmunity?

    Case Report: HSV-2 Encephalitis Presenting With Chorea; Effects of Infection Alone or Combination of Infection and Autoimmunity? by Michael Kolesnik, Ahmad A. Ballout, Natasha Hameed, Souhel Najjar

    Published 2021-12-01
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    Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Physician’s Guide to the Clinical Spectrum Diagnosis and Management

    Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Physician’s Guide to the Clinical Spectrum Diagnosis and Management by Arpan Patel, Yue Meng, Amanda Najjar, Fred Lado, Souhel Najjar

    Published 2022-08-01
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    Case report: Bilateral globus pallidus lesions and delayed progressive leukoencephalopathy in COVID-19: Effects of hypoxia alone or combination of hypoxia and inflammation?

    Case report: Bilateral globus pallidus lesions and delayed progressive leukoencephalopathy in COVID-19: Effects of hypoxia alone or combination of hypoxia and inflammation? by Ahmad A. Ballout, Michael Kolesnik, Yuna Choi, Marc S. Ayoub, Asaff Harel, Souhel Najjar

    Published 2023-01-01
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    Acute Seizures Occurring in Association With SARS-CoV-2

    Acute Seizures Occurring in Association With SARS-CoV-2 by Sean T. Hwang, Ahmad A. Ballout, Usman Mirza, Anup N. Sonti, Arif Husain, Claudia Kirsch, Ruben Kuzniecky, Souhel Najjar

    Published 2020-11-01
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    Central nervous system complications associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: integrative concepts of pathophysiology and case reports

    Central nervous system complications associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: integrative concepts of pathophysiology and case reports by Souhel Najjar, Amanda Najjar, Derek J. Chong, Bidyut K. Pramanik, Claudia Kirsch, Ruben I. Kuzniecky, Steven V. Pacia, Salman Azhar

    Published 2020-08-01
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    A Single-Health System Case Series of New-Onset CNS Inflammatory Disorders Temporally Associated With mRNA-Based SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines

    A Single-Health System Case Series of New-Onset CNS Inflammatory Disorders Temporally Associated With mRNA-Based SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines by Ahmad A. Ballout, Anna Babaie, Michael Kolesnik, Jian Yi Li, Natasha Hameed, Glenn Waldman, Frasat Chaudhry, Sami Saba, Asaff Harel, Souhel Najjar

    Published 2022-02-01
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    A single-health system retrospective case series of electroconvulsive therapy for catatonic syndrome associated with anti-NMDAR encephalitis and new-onset psychosis of suspected immune origin

    A single-health system retrospective case series of electroconvulsive therapy for catatonic syndrome associated with anti-NMDAR encephalitis and new-onset psychosis of suspected im... by Sohag N Sanghani, Cristina Fernandez-Carbonell, Sanjeev V Kothare, Simona V Proteasa, Marc Gordon, Heela Azizi, Amy L Mastrangelo, Jason Andrus, Georgios Petrides, Souhel Najjar

    Published 2023-04-01
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    Immune cell profiles of patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome

    Immune cell profiles of patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome by Robert M. Moldwin, Vishaan Nursey, Oksana Yaskiv, Siddhartha Dalvi, Eric J. Macdonald, Michael Funaro, Chengliang Zhang, William DeGouveia, Marina Ruzimovsky, Horacio R. Rilo, Edmund J. Miller, Souhel Najjar, Inna Tabansky, Joel N. H. Stern

    Published 2022-02-01
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    Rare variants and HLA haplotypes associated in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

    Rare variants and HLA haplotypes associated in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders by Inna Tabansky, Inna Tabansky, Inna Tabansky, Inna Tabansky, Inna Tabansky, Inna Tabansky, Akemi J. Tanaka, Jiayao Wang, Jiayao Wang, Guanglan Zhang, Irena Dujmovic, Irena Dujmovic, Simone Mader, Simone Mader, Venkatesh Jeganathan, Tracey DeAngelis, Michael Funaro, Michael Funaro, Michael Funaro, Michael Funaro, Michael Funaro, Asaff Harel, Mark Messina, Mark Messina, Mark Messina, Mark Messina, Mark Messina, Maya Shabbir, Vishaan Nursey, William DeGouvia, William DeGouvia, William DeGouvia, William DeGouvia, William DeGouvia, Micheline Laurent, Micheline Laurent, Micheline Laurent, Micheline Laurent, Micheline Laurent, Karen Blitz, Peter Jindra, Mark Gudesblatt, Regeneron Genetics Center, Alejandra King, Jelena Drulovic, Edmond Yunis, Vladimir Brusic, Yufeng Shen, Derin B. Keskin, Derin B. Keskin, Souhel Najjar, Joel N. H. Stern, Joel N. H. Stern, Joel N. H. Stern, Joel N. H. Stern, Joel N. H. Stern

    Published 2022-10-01
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