What Is Autoimmune Encephalitis?
8. Who’s At Risk
Autoimmune encephalitis can affect people of both sexes. However, the majority of people with the condition are female and, in some studies, around 80% of patients with the condition were female. The disease can also affect people of all ages. However, most are quite young and the average of patients with the condition is around 20 years old.
There is also a connection with autoimmune encephalitis and cancer. People with brain tumors in particular are at a higher risk of developing the disease. It is all but impossible to tell who is likely to develop the condition, and this helps to make it very difficult to prevent.
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