Critical Care

Critical care and outcome of infectious and autoimmune encephalitis

Project Description:

• Neurocritical care
• Biomarkers and prognostic factors
• Participation in the Austrian autoimmune encephalitis registry: https://autoimmun-enzephalitis.at/
• Editorial contribution: Special edition in Frontiers Immunology and Frontiers Neurology: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/6767/emerging-challenges-in-the-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-autoimmune-encephalitis  Open for submission until 3/2018.

 

Recent Publications:

• Harutyunyan G, Hauer L, Dünser MW, Moser T, Pikija S, Leitinger M, Novak HF, Aichhorn W, Trinka E, Sellner J. Risk Factors for Intensive Care Unit Admission in Patients with Autoimmune Encephalitis. Front Immunol. 2017 Jul 28;8:835.
• Pichler A, Sellner J, Harutyunyan G, Sonnleitner A, Klobassa DS, Archelos-Garcia JJ, Rock H, Gattringer T, Fazekas F. Magnetic resonance imaging and clinical findings in adults with tick-borne encephalitis. J Neurol Sci. 2017 Apr 15;375:266-269.
• Harutyunyan G, Hauer L, Dünser MW, Karamyan A, Moser T, Pikija S, Leitinger M, Novak HF, Trinka E, Sellner J. Autoimmune Encephalitis at the Neurological Intensive Care Unit: Etiologies, Reasons for Admission and Survival. Neurocrit Care. 2017 Aug;27(1):82-89.
• Sellner J, Davies NW, Howard RS, Petzold A. Neurofilament heavy chain as a marker of neuroaxonal pathology and prognosis in acute encephalitis. Eur J Neurol. 2014 Jun;21(6):845-50.
• Sellner J, Trinka E. Clinical characteristics, risk factors and pre-surgical evaluation of post-infectious epilepsy. Eur J Neurol. 2013 Mar;20(3):429-39.
• Sellner J, Buonomano R, Nedeltchev K, Findling O, Schroth G, Surbek DV, Leib SL. A case of maternal herpes simplex virus encephalitis during late pregnancy. Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 2009 Jan;5(1):51-6.
• Herweh C, Jayachandra MR, Hartmann M, Gass A, Sellner J, Heiland S, Nagel S, Hähnel S, Meyding-Lamadé U. Quantitative diffusion tensor imaging in herpes simplex virus encephalitis. J Neurovirol. 2007 Oct;13(5):426-32.

 

Previous Funding: EFNS, ENS, TU München

Current Funding: pending

 

Collaboration: University College London, Meduni Graz, CDK/Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, CDK/Division of Neuroradiology

Team Member

-BMedSci Gayane Harutyunyan

-Dr.Tobias Moser

-Ltd. OÄ Dr.Larissa Sellner Telefon:+43 (0)5-7255-56618 Email: l.sellner@salk.at
 Leitende Oberärztin Bereich Krisenintervention und Suizidprävention