Title:    Autoimmune Encephalopathy: There’s an Antibody For That

Robert Thompson Stone, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
University of Rochester

Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the clinical manifestations of the most common autoimmune encephalitides
2. Be able to distinguish different types of CNS autoantibodies and how to initiate work-up for a suspected autoimmune encephalitis
3. Understand the possible treatment options and prognosis for autoimmune encephalitides

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* 1. Date of Presentation

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* 5. Your Professional Category

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* 6. Please rate the impact of the following course objectives
As a result of attending this activity, I am better able to:

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Understand the clinical manifestations of the most common autoimmune encephalitides
Be able to distinguish different types of CNS autoantibodies and how to initiate work-up for a suspected autoimmune encephalitis
Understand the possible treatment options and prognosis for autoimmune encephalitides

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* 7. Please rate the projected impact of this activity on your knowledge, competence, performance, and patient outcomes.
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The activity will improve my patient outcome

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* 9. Do you feel this activity was free of commercial bias or influence?
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* 10. Do you feel this activity was evidence-base?

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* 11. Do you plan to make changes to your practice as a result of attending this activity?

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* 12. Please list suggestions you have for future topics as well as any addition comments.

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* 13. Are you claiming MOC credit?

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* 14. "I give permission to the University of Rochester to share my MOC completion data with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) and transmit the completion data to the ACCME's PARS System on my behalf."

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* 15. Your ABP ID Number:

In order to receive MOC credit for Grand Rounds, please fill out the correct answers to the two questions below. Credit will be awarded when one of the two questions have been answered correctly.

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* 16. The following group of symptoms occurring together within 1 month of disease onset suggests a high likelihood of NMDA receptor encephalitis:

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* 17. What approximate percentage of children with autoimmune encephalitis have an abnormal MRI scan?

Accreditation
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians
Certification
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Maintenance of Certification(MOC)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.  It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

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