Subjective psychiatric symptoms in post-acute autoimmune encephalitis: findings from the Australian autoimmune encephalitis consortium
AE patients exhibit significant psychopathology across multiple domains, with significant internalising symptoms-including depression, post-traumatic stress, and suicidal ideation-as well as cognitive concerns, highlighting the considerable psychiatric burden in this population. Our findings highlight the need for systematic, timely assessments of psychological symptoms in AE, and the use of sensitive, comprehensive instruments to capture the full spectrum of their psychopathology.
Authors
- Catherine Meade
- Richard Macdonell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-3968)
- Charles Benjamin Malpas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0534-3718)
- Andrew Duncan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7817-7637)
- Terence John O'Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7198-8621)
- Laurie McLaughlin
- Jayashri Kulkarni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3875-5623)
- Udaya Seneviratne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0182-9702)
- Robb Wesselingh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5898-3287)
- Tomáš Kalinčík (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3778-1376)
- Katherine Buzzard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4039-9303)
- Ernest Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0551-5671)
- Katherine Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3260-6061)
- Mastura Monif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6404-9768)
- Christina Kazzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6737-5489)
- Anneke van der Walt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4278-7003)
- Nabil Seery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6446-868X)
- Genevieve Skinner
- Tracie Tan
- Stefan Blum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2702-3742)
- Sarah Griffith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7087-8703)
- Marie O’Shea
- Todd A. Hardy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4145-3172)
- Mirasol Forcadela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3268-4457)
- Wendyl D’Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1750-5131)
- Amy J. Halliday (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6032-4347)
- Hannah Ford
- Sudarshini Ramanathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0294-9768)
- Stephen Reddel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0169-3350)
- Rubina Alpitsis
- Tiffany Rushen
- Helmut Butzkueven
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital (AU)
- Princess Alexandra Hospital (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology (AU)
- Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centre (AU)
- Eastern Health (AU)
- Peninsula Health (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Austin Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurology
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-025-13353-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39