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When the immune system attacks the brain: recognizing and treating a life-threatening condition featured image
When the immune system attacks the brain: recognizing and treating a life-threatening condition
Marla Broadfoot, Ph.D.
May 18, 2026

Brain inflammation — known medically as encephalitis — remains one of medicine's most dangerous neurological emergencies. In a new invited Seminar published in The Lancet, Sarosh Irani, B.M., B.Ch., D.Phil.,, a Mayo Clinic neurologist and neuroimmunologist, outlines the latest advances in recognizing and treating both infectious and autoimmune forms of this serious condition.

Mayo Clinic researchers validate blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease in outpatient memory clinics featured image
Mayo Clinic researchers validate blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease in outpatient memory clinics
Lynda De Widt
June 6, 2025
Recovering from a stroke featured image
Recovering from a stroke
Mayo Clinic Staff
May 27, 2025
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Aphasia can be the first sign of stroke featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Aphasia can be the first sign of stroke
Patty Miller
May 20, 2025
An image depicting Pick bodies in the brain, courtesy of Dennis Dickson, M.D.
Advancing the study of Pick’s disease, rare form of early-onset dementia
Lynda De Widt
May 7, 2025
Mayo Clinic Minute: Preventing stroke featured image
Mayo Clinic Minute: Preventing stroke
Alex Osiadacz
May 5, 2025
New study in Brain Communications finds personalized deep brain stimulation shows promise for drug-resistant epilepsy featured image
New study in Brain Communications finds personalized deep brain stimulation shows promise for drug-resistant epilepsy
Alison Satake
April 7, 2025
Grounded in gratitude, embracing treatment with hope featured image
Grounded in gratitude, embracing treatment with hope
Robin Huiras-Carlson
April 4, 2025
(VIDEO) When seizures don’t stop: The battle against drug-resistant epilepsy featured image
(VIDEO) When seizures don’t stop: The battle against drug-resistant epilepsy
Marty Velasco Hames
April 2, 2025
Mayo Clinic researchers lead transformative shift toward neurorestorative treatment strategies for most severe forms of epilepsy featured image
Mayo Clinic researchers lead transformative shift toward neurorestorative treatment strategies for most severe forms of epilepsy
Marty Velasco Hames
April 2, 2025
Mayo Clinic Minute: The difference in brain aneurysms featured image
Mayo Clinic Minute: The difference in brain aneurysms
Deb Balzer
March 31, 2025
A clearer path through a difficult diagnosis featured image
A clearer path through a difficult diagnosis
Robin Huiras-Carlson
March 28, 2025
Mayo Clinic Minute: What is vascular dementia? featured image
Mayo Clinic Minute: What is vascular dementia?
Alex Osiadacz
March 25, 2025

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