Hypothesis: Febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome is a microglial NLRP3 inflammasome/IL‐1 axis‐driven autoinflammatory syndrome

Abstract FIRES (febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome) is a protracted neuroinflammatory condition of obscure cause. It mainly afflicts school‐age children and often leads to permanent neurological sequelae. Most treatments to date have been of limited efficacy, while ketogenic diet and anti‐i...

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Main Authors: Wei‐Sheng Lin, Ting‐Rong Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Clinical & Translational Immunology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cti2.1299