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. 2021 May 24;18(11):5585. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18115585

Table 1.

Medications for immune-mediated brain diseases.

Target Medications Monogenic Disorders
(Key Neurological Symptoms)
Multifactorial Disorders
Type I IFN JAK inhibitors (baricitinib,
ruxolitinib, tofacitinib), antimalarials
Type I interferonopathies (seizures,
leukodystrophy, headaches)
SLE
TNFα Etanercept, adalimumab, infliximab DADA2 vasculitis, strokes Neuro-BD
IL-1 receptor Anakinra CAPS, aseptic meningitis, pseudotumor cerebri FIRES

Legend: IFN, interferon; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor-α; DADA2, deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2; BD, Behçet’s disease; IL-1, interleukin-1; CAPS, cryopyrin-associated autoinflammatory syndrome; FIRES, febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome.