New rare disease: Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis

[Boule de feu]

New rare disease on CTV news last night.

This might interest some of you:

http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...ncephalitis-110923/20110925/?hub=EdmontonHome

 

[Enid]

That's (sadly) interesting Boule de feu - recalling the encephalo part of ME in my severe early days - brain MRI scans showing "high spots" though presumably "tools" for analysing the spinal fluid from my lumbar puncture were not up to any definite conclusion. I knew then that the (whatever) should have been found at that time.

 

[liquid sky]

That is interesting, Boule de fue. Thanks for posting. I need to look up some more info to really understand this disease.

 

[Snow Leopard]

Note that 91/100 sufferers were women in this study: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(08)70224-2/fulltext

 

[Boule de feu]

Note that 91/100 sufferers were women in this study: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(08)70224-2/fulltext

Well... it can't be a real illness, then. It has to be a case of "female" mass hysteria.
(Wesseley)

 

[GaryK]

Thanks Boule de feu

This is very interesting, Note They havent found a causasion for these tummors. This kind of disease reminds me of the Adrenal type tummors as well and cause autonomic problems as well. I have noted in those type tummors no causasion for those type of tummors either.

So it sounds like these tummors trigger an Auto immune effect too.... Wow very interesting indeed.

 

[Boule de feu]

Thanks Boule de feu

This is very interesting, Note They havent found a causasion for these tummors. This kind of disease reminds me of the Adrenal type tummors as well and cause autonomic problems as well. I have noted in those type tummors no causasion for those type of tummors either.

So it sounds like these tummors trigger an Auto immune effect too.... Wow very interesting indeed.

I will have to check my doctors' file but I'm pretty sure that they had found something on my ovaries. That was a while ago. I wonder how it contributes to my health problems.

 

[GaryK]

Yes Boule de feu that would be a great idea to look into. Also these type tummors would be great tissue samples to give to "The Virus Hunter" Dr. Ian Lipkin and him doing a deep DNA sequencing of these type tummors to see what may be causasion of them.