The role of intrathecal free light chains kappa for the detection of autoimmune encephalitis in subacute onset neuropsychiatric syndromes

Abstract Intrathecal synthesis of free light chains kappa (FLCK) is increasingly recognized as a marker of inflammatory CNS pathologies. Here, we tested the performance of FLCK in differentiating autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) from non-inflammatory etiologies in subacute onset neuropsychiatric syndro...

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Main Authors: Dominic Bertram, Thanos Tsaktanis, Achim Berthele, Thomas Korn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44427-6