Autoimmune movement disorders
Personalized treatment
for each patient
Given the variety of movement phenomena and disorders, treatment protocols should be individualized for each patient and reflect symptom severity, the type of antibody identified, and the presence or absence of cancer. In addition to oncologic therapy (when appropriate), treatment often involves immunotherapy and symptomatic therapy. Often, early-initiated immunotherapy gives patients the best possible outcomes.
KLHL11
Learn more about the world’s first evidence-based test to confirm the presence of Kelch-like protein 11 (KLHL11) autoantibodies.
Stiff-person spectrum disorders
Learn more about Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ pioneering Stiff Person Spectrum Disorders evaluation, the first commercially available evaluation of its kind to tests for all relevant biomarkers for stiff-person spectrum disorders.
By the numbers
53%
of autoimmune cerebellar
ataxia is paraneoplastic.
46%
of autoimmune cerebellar ataxia patients improve with immunotherapy.
Consider autoimmune testing for patients presenting with a new-onset movement disorder and one or more of the following:
Patients with autoimmune neurologic disorders may present with multiple movement phenomena, many of which can resemble neurodegenerative disorders, such as Huntington disease. These disorders can manifest in conjunction with autoimmune encephalitic diseases, neoplasms, or infections, or they can be completely idiopathic.
Our autoimmune movement disorder evaluation is part of an evolving approach to testing for autoimmune neurological disorders using phenotypic-specific evaluations that include multiple antibodies known for their disease association.
One test, multiple targets: Zeroing in on autoimmune movement disorders
A movement disorder like this might be caused by the body’s immune system, which is meant to fight infections, suddenly attacking the brain. Fortunately, an “autoimmune movement disorder” can often be treated — once its cause is discovered.
Learn more about how to order this evaluation at your institution.
Additional resources
This "Specialty Testing Webinar," presented by Andrew McKeon, M.B, B.Ch., M.D., discusses the spectrum of autoimmune movement disorders and explores diagnosis and treatment.