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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Neurol. 2022 Jun 1;35(3):415–422. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000001050

Table 1:

Exemplar approaches to measure and manage contributors to long-term outcomes in recovering AME patients.

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MOTOR FUNCTION mRS
NEOS
CASE
Biofluid and Neuroimaging biomarkers
Neurology; PMR, OT/PT Rehabilitation services
COGNITION MoCA
Neuropsychological testing
CSF biomarkers
Neurology
Psychiatry
Neuropsychology
Cognitive rehabilitation
PSYCHOSIS, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY PHQ-9
GAD-7
Neurology
Psychiatry
Neuropsychology
CBT
psychotropic medications
FATIGUE FSMC
MFIS
Neurology
Psychiatry
PMR, OT/PT
Family Medicine
Cognitive rehabilitation
SLEEP ESS; PSQI polysomnography Sleep Medicine Pharmacologic approach; Behavioral therapy
SEIZURES EEG Epilepsy specialist Anticonvulsant therapies

An AE severity scale that assesses 9-items (seizure, memory dysfunction, psychiatric symptoms, consciousness, language problems, dyskinesia/dystonia, gait instability and ataxia, brainstem dysfunction, and motor weakness) on a 3-point scale, yielding a total CASE score of 0-27 points.(64)

AME = Antibody-Mediated Encephalitis; mRS = modified Rankin Scale; NEOS = anti-NMDAR Encephalitis one-Year Functional Status score; CASE = Clinical Assessment of Scale in Autoimmune Encephalitis score; PMR = Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; OT = Occupational Therapy; PT = Physical Therapy; EEG = electroencephalogram; MoCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment; CSF = cerebrospinal fluid; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire-9; GAD-7 = General Anxiety Disorder-7; CBT = Cognitive-behavioral therapy; FSMC = Fatigue Scale for Motor and Cognitive Function; MFIS = Modified Fatigue Impact Scale; ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Scale; PSQI = Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index