Presence of cerebrospinal fluid antibodies associated with autoimmune encephalitis of humans in dogs with neurologic disease

• DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15616
• Publication Date: 2019-09-09T06:55:17Z
• Authors: Emma G. Stafford; Amanda Kortum; Aude Castel; Lauren Green; Jeanie Lau; Peter J. Early; Karen R. Muñana; Christopher L. Ma...; Jeffrey A. Yoder; Natasha J. Olby
• Keywords: Autoimmune encephalitis; Neurologic disease

Presumed autoimmune diseases affecting the central nervous system (CNS) of dogs are common. In people, antibodies against neuronal cell surface antigens that associated with a wide variety neurological syndromes have been identified. The presence cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) autoantibodies target proteins has not reported in neurologic disorders.