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Ciano-Petersen NL, Robert M, Muñiz-Castrillo S, Wucher V, Klich A, Vogrig A, Villagrán García M, Farina A, Goncalves D, Picard G, Rogemond V, Joubert B, Oliver-Martos B, Serrano-Castro PJ, Maucort-Boulch D, Honnorat J. Prognostic Value of Persistent CSF Antibodies at 12 Months in Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis. NEUROLOGY(R) NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & NEUROINFLAMMATION 2023; 10:10/4/e200108. [PMID: 37147137 PMCID: PMC10162705 DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000200108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is defined by the presence of antibodies (Abs) targeting the NMDAR in the CSF. This study aimed to determine the prognostic value of persistent CSF NMDAR-Abs during follow-up. METHODS This retrospective observational study included patients diagnosed with anti-NMDAR encephalitis in the French Reference Center for Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis and for whom CSF samples were obtained at diagnosis and >4 months of follow-up to evaluate CSF NMDAR-Ab persistence. Because patients were tested for CSF NMDAR-Abs at different time points, samples were stratified into different periods of follow-up (i.e., 12 months was considered for the 9- to 16-month follow-up period). RESULTS Among the 501 patients diagnosed with anti-NMDAR encephalitis between January 2007 and June 2020, 89 (17%) were tested between 4 and 120 months for CSF NMDAR-Abs after clinical improvement and included in the study (75/89 women, 84%; median age 20 years, interquartile range [IQR] 16-26). During follow-up, 21 of 89 (23%) patients had a relapse after a median time of 29 months (IQR 18-47), and 20 of 89 (22%) had a poor outcome (mRS ≥3) after a median last follow-up of 36 months (IQR 19-64). Most patients (69/89, 77%) were tested at the 12-month follow-up period, and 42 of 69 (60%) of them had persistent CSF NMDAR-Abs. When comparing patients with persistent or absent CSF NMDAR-Abs at 12 months, poor outcome at the last follow-up was more frequent in the former (38% vs 8%, p = 0.01), who had relapses more often (23% vs 7%), which also appeared earlier in the course of the disease (90% during the following 4 years of follow-up vs 20%), although no significant difference was observed at long-term follow-up (p = 0.15). In addition, patients with persistent CSF NMDAR-Abs at 12 months had higher titers of CSF NMDAR-Abs at diagnosis. DISCUSSION In this study, patients with persistent CSF NMDAR-Abs at 12 months were more likely to have subsequent relapses and a poor long-term outcome. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution because of the variability in the time of sampling of this study. Future prospective studies are required to validate these results in larger cohorts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicolás Lundahl Ciano-Petersen
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
| | - Mélisse Robert
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
| | - Sergio Muñiz-Castrillo
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
| | - Valentin Wucher
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
| | - Amna Klich
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
| | - Alberto Vogrig
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
| | - Macarena Villagrán García
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
| | - Antonio Farina
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
| | - David Goncalves
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
| | - Geraldine Picard
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
| | - Veronique Rogemond
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
| | - Bastien Joubert
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
| | - Begoña Oliver-Martos
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
| | - Pedro J Serrano-Castro
- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
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- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain
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- From the French Reference Center on Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique, Bron; SynatAc Team (N.L.C.-P., M.R., S.M.-C., V.W., A.V., M.V.G., A.F., D.G., G.P., V.R., B.J., J.H.), Institute MeLis, INSERM U1314/CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Group (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.), Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga - IBIMA; Andalusian Network of Clinical and Translational Research in Neurology (NeuroRECA) (N.L.C.-P., B.O.-M., P.J.S.-C.); Universidad de Málaga (N.L.C.-P., P.J.S.-C.), Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Spain; Service de Biostatistique - Bioinformatique (A.K., D.M.-B.), Pôle Santé Publique, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive (A.K., D.M.-B.), Équipe Biostatistique-Santé, CNRS, UMR5558, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne; Immunology Department (D.G.), Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France; Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Physiology (B.O.-M.), Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain.
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Pommier JD, Gorman C, Crabol Y, Bleakley K, Sothy H, Santy K, Tran HTT, Nguyen LV, Bunnakea E, Hlaing CS, Aye AMM, Cappelle J, Herrant M, Piola P, Rosset B, Chevalier V, Tarantola A, Channa M, Honnorat J, Pinto AL, Rattanavong S, Vongsouvath M, Mayxay M, Phangmanixay S, Phongsavath K, Tin OS, Kyaw LL, Tin HH, Linn K, Tran TMH, Pérot P, Thuy NTT, Hien N, Phan PH, Buchy P, Dussart P, Laurent D, Eloit M, Dubot-Pérès A, Lortholary O, de Lamballerie X, Newton PN, Lecuit M. Childhood encephalitis in the Greater Mekong region (the SouthEast Asia Encephalitis Project): a multicentre prospective study. Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10:e989-e1002. [PMID: 35714649 PMCID: PMC9210261 DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00174-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Encephalitis is a worldwide public health issue, with a substantially high burden among children in southeast Asia. We aimed to determine the causes of encephalitis in children admitted to hospitals across the Greater Mekong region by implementing a comprehensive state-of-the-art diagnostic procedure harmonised across all centres, and identifying clinical characteristics related to patients' conditions. METHODS In this multicentre, observational, prospective study of childhood encephalitis, four referral hospitals in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar recruited children (aged 28 days to 16 years) who presented with altered mental status lasting more than 24 h and two of the following minor criteria: fever (within the 72 h before or after presentation), one or more generalised or partial seizures (excluding febrile seizures), a new-onset focal neurological deficit, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) white blood cell count of 5 per mL or higher, or brain imaging (CT or MRI) suggestive of lesions of encephalitis. Comprehensive diagnostic procedures were harmonised across all centres, with first-line testing was done on samples taken at inclusion and results delivered within 24 h of inclusion for main treatable causes of disease and second-line testing was done thereafter for mostly non-treatable causes. An independent expert medical panel reviewed the charts and attribution of causes of all the included children. Using multivariate analyses, we assessed risk factors associated with unfavourable outcomes (ie, severe neurological sequelae and death) at discharge using data from baseline and day 2 after inclusion. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04089436, and is now complete. FINDINGS Between July 28, 2014, and Dec 31, 2017, 664 children with encephalitis were enrolled. Median age was 4·3 years (1·8-8·8), 295 (44%) children were female, and 369 (56%) were male. A confirmed or probable cause of encephalitis was identified in 425 (64%) patients: 216 (33%) of 664 cases were due to Japanese encephalitis virus, 27 (4%) were due to dengue virus, 26 (4%) were due to influenza virus, 24 (4%) were due to herpes simplex virus 1, 18 (3%) were due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 17 (3%) were due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, 17 (3%) were due to enterovirus A71, 74 (9%) were due to other pathogens, and six (1%) were due to autoimmune encephalitis. Diagnosis was made within 24 h of admission to hospital for 83 (13%) of 664 children. 119 (18%) children had treatable conditions and 276 (42%) had conditions that could have been preventable by vaccination. At time of discharge, 153 (23%) of 664 children had severe neurological sequelae and 83 (13%) had died. In multivariate analyses, risk factors for unfavourable outcome were diagnosis of M tuberculosis infection upon admission (odds ratio 3·23 [95% CI 1·04-10·03]), coma on day 2 (2·90 [1·78-4·72]), supplementary oxygen requirement (1·89 [1·25-2·86]), and more than 1 week duration between symptom onset and admission to hospital (3·03 [1·68-5·48]). At 1 year after inclusion, of 432 children who were discharged alive from hospital with follow-up data, 24 (5%) had died, 129 (30%) had neurological sequelae, and 279 (65%) had completely recovered. INTERPRETATION In southeast Asia, most causes of childhood encephalitis are either preventable or treatable, with Japanese encephalitis virus being the most common cause. We provide crucial information that could guide public health policy to improve diagnostic, vaccination, and early therapeutic guidelines on childhood encephalitis in the Greater Mekong region. FUNDING Institut Pasteur, Institut Pasteur International Network, Fondation Merieux, Aviesan Sud, INSERM, Wellcome Trust, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), and Fondation Total.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jean David Pommier
- Epidemiology and Public Health Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Institut Pasteur, Biology of Infection Unit, Paris, France; Inserm U1117, Paris, France; Intensive Care Department, University Hospital of Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe, France
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Epidemiology and Public Health Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Inria, Laboratoire de Mathématiques d'Orsay, Orsay, France
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- Kantha Bopha IV Children's Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Kantha Bopha IV Children's Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Kantha Bopha IV Children's Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Epidemiology and Public Health Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), Montpellier, France
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- International Department, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Epidemiology and Public Health Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), Montpellier, France
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- Epidemiology and Public Health Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), Montpellier, France
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- Epidemiology and Public Health Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- French Reference Center for Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoi mmune Encephalitis, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Synatac Team, NeuroMyoGene Institute, Inserm U1217/CNRS UMR5310, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- French Reference Center for Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoi mmune Encephalitis, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Synatac Team, NeuroMyoGene Institute, Inserm U1217/CNRS UMR5310, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital, Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos
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- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital, Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos
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- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital, Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos; Unité des Virus Émergents, Marseille, France
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- Yangon Children's Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Laboratory for Pathogen Discovery, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Kantha Bopha IV Children's Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Laboratory for Pathogen Discovery, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital, Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos; Unité des Virus Émergents, Marseille, France; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Université Paris Cité, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, Institut Imagine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Molecular Mycology Unit, National Reference Center for Mycoses and Antifungals, UMR 2000, Paris, France
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- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital, Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Institut Pasteur, Biology of Infection Unit, Paris, France; Inserm U1117, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, Institut Imagine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
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