[S-11] Current topics in acute encephalitis update – advance in diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune encephalitis

[S-11-1] NMDA receptor encephalitis and other antibody-mediated disorders of the synapse

^○Josep Dalmau (ICREA, University of Barcelona and University of Pennsylvania, USA)

Dr. Josep Dalmau received his MD and PhD from the Autonoma University of Barcelona, and trained in Neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, after which he joined the faculty. In 2002 he moved to the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) where he was Professor of Neurology. He is currently Professor at the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA)-IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, and Adjunct Professor of Neurology at UPenn. Dr. Dalmau’s research is focused on a new category of immune-mediated diseases against synaptic receptors. He is member of the National Academy of Medicine and serves as Editor of Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation.