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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 Minute: Treatment and research of glioblastoma featured image
Mayo Clinic Minute: Treatment and research of glioblastoma
Alex Osiadacz
July 16, 2024
Expert alert: Procedure offers hope to patients living with physical changes from stroke, other conditions featured image
Expert alert: Procedure offers hope to patients living with physical changes from stroke, other conditions
Rhoda Madson
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Maximize memory function with a nutrient-rich diet featured image
Maximize memory function with a nutrient-rich diet
Joel Streed
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Clot-busting medication helps retiree return to the open road after a stroke featured image
Clot-busting medication helps retiree return to the open road after a stroke
Alex Osiadacz
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Biology-based criteria for diagnosis, staging of Alzheimer’s disease featured image
Biology-based criteria for diagnosis, staging of Alzheimer’s disease
Susan Barber Lindquist
June 27, 2024
Can music help someone with Alzheimer’s disease? featured image
Can music help someone with Alzheimer’s disease?
Joel Streed
June 23, 2024
Advances in Deep Brain Stimulation Transform Lives featured image
Advances in Deep Brain Stimulation Transform Lives
Joel Streed
June 21, 2024
Researchers identify vascular changes in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease featured image
Researchers identify vascular changes in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Lynda De Widt
June 20, 2024
Can cochlear implants slow dementia in older adults? featured image
Can cochlear implants slow dementia in older adults?
DeeDee Stiepan
June 18, 2024
Empowering Lives: Navigating Parkinson’s disease with hope featured image
Empowering Lives: Navigating Parkinson’s disease with hope
Rick Thiesse
June 11, 2024
Advances in medulloblastoma treatment for children featured image
Advances in medulloblastoma treatment for children
Nicole Ferrara
June 10, 2024
a tired middle-aged Asian woman sleeping in bed with her mouth open and possibly snoring
Mayo Clinic Minute: Poor sleep can be linked to stroke
DeeDee Stiepan
June 8, 2024

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