2026 Autoimmune Neurology Conference | C14 - Autoimmune Encephalitis: Pathophysiology to Treatment
| 09:30 AM - 09:57 AM CDT | Speaker |
Lessons from Pathology
Romana Hoeftberger |
| 09:57 AM - 10:24 AM CDT | Speaker |
Experimental Models of Autoimmune Encephalitis Updates
Marianna Spatola, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» |
| 10:24 AM - 10:51 AM CDT | Speaker |
Current and Emerging Treatment Approaches
Amanda L. Piquet, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» |
| 10:51 AM - 11:01 AM CDT | Speaker |
Abstract Presentation #1
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| 11:01 AM - 11:11 AM CDT | Speaker |
Abstract Presentation #2
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| Maarten J. Titulaer, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» | The institution of Dr. Titulaer has received research support from Dutch Epilepsy Foundations (NEF 19-08). The institution of Dr. Titulaer has received research support from CSL Behring. The institution of Dr. Titulaer has received research support from UCB. The institution of Dr. Titulaer has received research support from Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (ZonMW, Memorabel initiative and E-RARE UltraAIE) . The institution of Dr. Titulaer has received research support from Amgen. The institution of Dr. Titulaer has received research support from Dioraphte (charity). The institution of Dr. Titulaer has received research support from Guidepoint Global LLC. The institution of Dr. Titulaer has received research support from ArgenX. The institution of Dr. Titulaer has received research support from ItsME, patient charity foundation. The institution of Dr. Titulaer has received research support from Erasmus Trustfonds. The institution of Dr. Titulaer has received research support from Erasmus MC Foundation. Dr. Titulaer has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Titulaer has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. |
| Avi Gadoth, MD | Dr. Gadoth has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. |
| Romana Hoeftberger | Romana Hoeftberger has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation. Romana Hoeftberger has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a speaker with BMS and UCB Biopharma. |
| Marianna Spatola, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» | The institution of Dr. Spatola has received research support from Spanish National Health Institute (Carlos III), FIS grant. The institution of Dr. Spatola has received research support from Spanish National Institute of Health - Miguel Servet Grant. The institution of Dr. Spatola has received research support from La Caixa Foundation. The institution of Dr. Spatola has received research support from European Research Coucil. |
| Amanda L. Piquet, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» | The institution of Dr. Piquet has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Genentech/Roche. The institution of Dr. Piquet has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Alexion. The institution of Dr. Piquet has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Kyverna . The institution of Dr. Piquet has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Genentech/Roche. The institution of Dr. Piquet has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Kyverna. The institution of Dr. Piquet has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Alexion. Dr. Piquet has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Sands Anderson PC. Dr. Piquet has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Joe Jones Law Firm. Dr. Piquet has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Cortez & Associates. Dr. Piquet has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Falk Waas. The institution of Dr. Piquet has received research support from Rocky Mountain MS Center. The institution of Dr. Piquet has received research support from Roche/Genentech. The institution of Dr. Piquet has received research support from NYU. The institution of Dr. Piquet has received research support from Anokion. The institution of Dr. Piquet has received research support from UCB . The institution of Dr. Piquet has received research support from Foundation for Sarcoidosis. The institution of Dr. Piquet has received research support from Kyverna . Dr. Piquet has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Piquet has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Piquet has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Litigative Consultant with US-Dept HHS/DICP. Dr. Piquet has a non-compensated relationship as a Medical Advisory Board Member with Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance (AEA) that is relevant to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» interests or activities. Dr. Piquet has a non-compensated relationship as a Medical Advisory Board Member with Stiff Person Syndrome Research Foundation (SPSRF) that is relevant to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» interests or activities. |
| Stacey Clardy, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» | Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of University of Utah Health. Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for AstraZeneca/Alexion. Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Amgen/Horizon. Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Arialys. Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Kyverna. Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Neurology/Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Publications. The institution of Dr. Clardy has received research support from NIH/NINDS. The institution of Dr. Clardy has received research support from SRNA. The institution of Dr. Clardy has received research support from Alexion/AstraZeneca. The institution of Dr. Clardy has received research support from Kyverna. Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Summer Meeting CoDirector Travel and Lodging with Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». Dr. Clardy has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Grand Rounds Travel/Lodging/Honoraria with U of Iowa, Miami, Stanford, Barrow, Advent Health Florida, Beaumont Health, CCF, Emory, Penn State Health, Mayo Clinic, Walter Reed. |
| Anastasia Zekeridou, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» | The institution of Dr. Zekeridou has received research support from Roche/Genentech. Dr. Zekeridou has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Zekeridou has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Zekeridou has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Zekeridou has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. |
| Eoin P. Flanagan, MBBCh, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» | The institution of Dr. Flanagan has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Roche. Dr. Flanagan has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Pharmacy times. The institution of Dr. Flanagan has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for UCB. The institution of Dr. Flanagan has received research support from UCB. The institution of Dr. Flanagan has received research support from Roche. The institution of Dr. Flanagan has received research support from UCB. The institution of Dr. Flanagan has received research support from Merck. The institution of Dr. Flanagan has received research support from Roche. Dr. Flanagan has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Flanagan has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Flanagan has a non-compensated relationship as a Member of medical Advisory Board with The MOG Project that is relevant to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» interests or activities. Dr. Flanagan has a non-compensated relationship as a Editorial board member with Journal of The Neurologic Sciences that is relevant to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» interests or activities. Dr. Flanagan has a non-compensated relationship as a Editorial board member with Neuroimmunology Reports that is relevant to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» interests or activities. Dr. Flanagan has a non-compensated relationship as a Editorial Board Member with Neurology, Neuroimmunology Neuroinflammation (N2) Journal that is relevant to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» interests or activities. Dr. Flanagan has a non-compensated relationship as a Editorial Board Member with Neurology that is relevant to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» interests or activities. |
| Melissa A. Wright, MD | Dr. Wright has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Novartis . |
| Grace Gombolay, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» | The institution of Dr. Gombolay has received research support from CDC. The institution of Dr. Gombolay has received research support from NIH. Dr. Gombolay has a non-compensated relationship as a Board of Trustee with National MS Society -Georgia chapter that is relevant to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» interests or activities. |
| Manikum Moodley, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» | Dr. Moodley has nothing to disclose. |
| Mark Gorman, MD | The institution of Dr. Gorman has received research support from Pfizer. The institution of Dr. Gorman has received research support from Roche / Genetech . |
| Claude Steriade, MD | The institution of Dr. Steriade has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for The Epilepsy Study Consortium. Dr. Steriade has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Dynamed. Dr. Steriade has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for DOJ. The institution of Dr. Steriade has received research support from NIH. Dr. Steriade has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant with Epitel. Dr. Steriade has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant with Jazz Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Steriade has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Speakers Bureau with SK Life Sciences. Dr. Steriade has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Speakers Bureau with Neurelis. Dr. Steriade has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Advisory Board with Xenon Pharmaceuticals. |
| Catherine E. Otten, MD | The institution of Dr. Otten has received research support from CDC. |
| James N. Brenton, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» | Dr. Brenton has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for I-ACT on a Novartis sponsored project. The institution of Dr. Brenton has received research support from NIH/NINDS. The institution of Dr. Brenton has received research support from Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance. Dr. Brenton has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Brenton has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Grant Reviewer with Department of Defense. Dr. Brenton has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as a Grant Reviewer with NIH. Dr. Brenton has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as a Grant Reviewer with FDA. |
| NgocHanh H. Vu, MD | Dr. Vu has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Syneos Health. |
| Eyal Muscal | Eyal Muscal has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for sobi. An immediate family member of Eyal Muscal has stock in pfizer. |
| Michael Sweeney, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» | Dr. Sweeney has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Genentech. Dr. Sweeney has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Novartis. |
| Ilana L. Kahn, MD | Dr. Kahn has nothing to disclose. |
| Lileth Joy H. Mondok, MD | Dr. Mondok has nothing to disclose. |
| Alexandra B. Kornbluh, MD | Dr. Kornbluh has nothing to disclose. |
| Coral M. Stredny, MD | Dr. Stredny has stock in Proctor and Gamble. The institution of Dr. Stredny has received research support from Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation. |
| Andrew Christiana, MD | Dr. Christiana has nothing to disclose. |
| Jonathan Santoro, MD | Dr. Santoro has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for UCB. Dr. Santoro has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Cycle Pharma. Dr. Santoro has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Dianthus. Dr. Santoro has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for National Down Syndrome Society. |
| Lydia Marcus, MD | Dr. Marcus has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Ragsdale LLC. The institution of Dr. Marcus has received research support from NIAID. |
| Duriel I. Hardy, MD | Dr. Hardy has nothing to disclose. |
| Kristen Fisher, DO | Dr. Fisher has nothing to disclose. |
| Scott I. Otallah, MD | Dr. Otallah has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Merck. |
| Ryan Kammeyer, MD | The institution of Dr. Kammeyer has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Amgen. The institution of Dr. Kammeyer has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Novartis. Dr. Kammeyer has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Ogborn-Mihm Trial Lawyers. The institution of Dr. Kammeyer has received research support from Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center. |
| Alexander Sandweiss, MD, PhD | Dr. Sandweiss has nothing to disclose. |
| Jennifer H. Yang, MD | Dr. Yang has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for UCB. Dr. Yang has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for BMJ Case Reports. The institution of Dr. Yang has received research support from Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation. The institution of Dr. Yang has received research support from NIH. The institution of Dr. Yang has received research support from Rady Foundation. |
| Varun Kannan, MD | Dr. Kannan has nothing to disclose. |
| Janetta L. Arellano, MD | Dr. Arellano has nothing to disclose. |
| Yike Jiang | Yike Jiang has nothing to disclose. |
| Kristy Murray | Kristy Murray has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Valneva. The institution of Kristy Murray has received research support from NIH. The institution of Kristy Murray has received research support from CDC. Kristy Murray has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Assoc Scientific Program Chair with American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. |
| Leigh N. Sepeta, PhD | Dr. Sepeta has received personal compensation in the range of $500,000-$999,999 for serving as a Grant PI with Nih. Dr. Sepeta has a non-compensated relationship as a Special volunteer with Nih that is relevant to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» interests or activities. |
| Karla Robles Lopez | Karla Robles Lopez has nothing to disclose. |
| Morgan Morris | Morgan Morris has nothing to disclose. |
| Robert C. Goodrich III, MD | Dr. Goodrich has nothing to disclose. |
| Timothy Erickson | Timothy Erickson has received research support from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
| Zhulin He | Zhulin He has nothing to disclose. |
| Ayush Gupta, MBBS | Dr. Gupta has nothing to disclose. |
| David R. Benavides, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» | The institution of Dr. Benavides has received research support from F. Hoffman La Roche Ltd. |
| Prajwal Ciryam, MD, PhD | The institution of Dr. Ciryam has received research support from Henry M. Jackson Foundation. The institution of Dr. Ciryam has received research support from Passano Foundation. The institution of Dr. Ciryam has received research support from GEn1E Lifesciences. The institution of Dr. Ciryam has received research support from Brain Aneurysm Foundation. The institution of Dr. Ciryam has received research support from Neurocritical Care Foundation. The institution of Dr. Ciryam has received research support from Center for Shock, Trauma, and Anesthesiology Research, University of Maryland. |
| Timothy Zhang | Timothy Zhang has nothing to disclose. |
| Audrey Lawrence | Ms. Lawrence has nothing to disclose. |
| Niki Gooya, PhD | Dr. Gooya has nothing to disclose. |
| Charles Dean | Mr. Dean has nothing to disclose. |
| Thanh Hien T. Vu | Ms. Vu has nothing to disclose. |
| Yuyoung Joo, PhD | Dr. Joo has nothing to disclose. |
| Maureen A. Kane, PhD | Prof. Kane has nothing to disclose. |
| Scott K. Dessain, MD, PhD | Dr. Dessain has nothing to disclose. |
| Weiliang Huang | No disclosure on file |