snRNA-seq profiles distinguish anti-Drebrin- and anti-GAD65-positive encephalitis

Anti-GAD65 LE frequently progresses into severe temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), neuropathologically characterized by hippocampal sclerosis (HS) and variable cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) infiltration. Recently, we have identified Drebrin as a novel intracellular target protein of ABs in patients suspicious for AE.

Here, we report on the hippocampal neuropathological sequelae and single-nuclei RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) of anti-Drebrin- versus anti-GAD65-positive TLE patients, in concert with key clinical parameters from a large patient cohort.