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Seizures As a Clinical Manifestation in Somatic Autoimmune Disorders Publisher Pubmed



Amanat M1 ; Thijs RD2, 3, 4 ; Salehi M1 ; Sander JW3, 4, 5
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Source: Seizure Published:2019


Abstract

The risk of epileptic seizures seems increased in several systemic autoimmune disorders including systemic lupus erythematosus, type 1 diabetes mellitus, myasthenia gravis, celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto's encephalopathy, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, and bullous pemphigoid. Immune dysfunction may be partly responsible for this association. Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, autoantibodies seen in these autoimmune disorders and antibodies against neuronal antigens may contribute to the etiopathogenesis of seizures and epilepsy associated to immune conditions. Other unknown factors, the effect of different co-morbid conditions of epilepsy as well as shared risk factors such as common etiological factors, environmental triggers, or a common genetic predisposition may also explain the association. We review different autoimmune disorders which may present with co-morbid seizures and discuss possible underlying mechanisms of this co-occurrence focusing on a potential role of immune system dysfunction. © 2018 British Epilepsy Association
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