Grand Rounds: UCSF BCH Oakland

“Pediatric Autoimmune Encephalitis: Recognizing the Clues, Making the Diagnosis, and Starting Treatment”

Presented by:

Akash Virupakshaiah, MD                      

Pediatric Neurology

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco

Planners expect learners to:

1. Recognize the clinical features that should raise concern for pediatric autoimmune encephalitis.

2. Describe the initial diagnostic workup, including MRI, EEG, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies, and antibody testing.

3. Review current treatment approaches, including first-line and second-line immunotherapy, and when to involve neurology urgently.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is accredited by the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABP MOC Part 2 Points
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, 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. Contact [email protected] for further details.

ABS Continuous Certification (CC)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn 1 credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. Contact [email protected] for further details.

Zoom Participants: Please contact [email protected] for webinar information. For CME credit, evaluations must be completed by 12pm on the Friday after Grand Rounds. Requests for the link to the current evaluation must be sent to [email protected] by NOON on the day of Grand Rounds.

Dr. Virupakshaiah has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. As planning peers without relationships with ineligible companies, Michelle Nakaishi, CPNP and RE Morrell, MD reviewed Dr. Kittams financial relationship with Merck and Pfizer; Dr. Kevin Yen's financial relationship with Biomarin Pharmaceutical, Eli Lily & Co. and Eton Pharmaceuticals, and Dr. Venturelli's financial relationship with Moderna and found that these relationships were not relevant to this presentation. The following planners for this educational activity do not have relevant financial relationships to disclose: Sabina Ali, MD; Allison Coleman, MD; Javay Ross MD; Prachi Singh, DO.