A Texas college student spent months suffering from unexplained seizures and psychosis before UTHealth Houston doctors determined she had a rare condition.

A new study reveals a critical vulnerability in a brain receptor targeted by a rare autoimmune disease. Researchers have ...

No standard treatments for the sometimes deadly disorder have been developed, but that may change due to the newly published research.

Scientists have identified a promising target for treatment of a devastating autoimmune disease affecting the brain. The discovery could lead to the development of new therapies for a disease ...

OREGON, USA — Nearly two decades after first being identified, a rare and life-threatening brain-inflammation disease may soon have new treatment candidates. The disorder, called anti-NMDA ...