Outcome and Brain Volume Changes over Time in Children with Autoimmune Encephalitis and MOG Antibodies.

This article, published in the journal Neuropediatrics, examines the outcome and brain volume changes over time in children with MOG-encephalitis (MOG-E), a rare clinical phenotype of MOGAD. The study included 21 children with MOG-E, who presented with symptoms such as encephalopathy, headache, focal neurological signs, seizures, or CSF pleocytosis. The results showed that the majority of children had a good clinical outcome, with resolution of MRI changes and decreasing MOG antibodies over time. However, brain volumetry measurements indicated a decrease in whole brain volume, particularly in gray matter, after onset. [Extracted from the article]