Researchers Explore Autoimmune Encephalitis Memories

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Our body's defense system can sometimes attack its own brain. This condition makes people confused and lose their memory.

Christy Morrill forgot details of a bike trip. He became much sicker before his health improved.

Doctors now understand this brain problem much better. They can find the cause and treat it early.

Morrill had LGI1-antibody encephalitis, common in older men. Doctors gave him strong medicine to calm his brain.

Morrill can do daily tasks but lost many old memories. He now enjoys life and makes new family memories.

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What can our body's defense system sometimes attack?

Our body's defense system can sometimes attack its own brain.

What condition did Christy Morrill have?

Christy Morrill had LGI1-antibody encephalitis.

How did Morrill's health change over time?

He became much sicker before his health improved.

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