Epilepsy due to immune disorders

Definition

Epilepsy in relation to immunological or autoimmune disorders, such as systemic lupus erythematosus [1], inflammatory bowel disease [2], and antibody associated encephalitis (e.g. NMDA receptors) [3]. Antibody associated encephalitis is often a limbic encephalitis, and is sometimes paraneoplastic. Excludes multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating disorders.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Epilepsy due to structural or metabolic conditions or diseases

• 8A60.0Epilepsy due to prenatal or perinatal brain insults
• 8A60.1Epilepsy due to cerebrovascular disorders
• 8A60.2Epilepsy due to degenerative brain disorders
• 8A60.3Epilepsy due to dementias
• 8A60.4Epilepsy due to central nervous system infections or infestations
• 8A60.5Epilepsy due to injuries to the head
• 8A60.6Epilepsy due to tumours of the nervous system
• 8A60.7Epilepsy with mesial temporal sclerosis