Novel Insights and Technological Advances in Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the past two decades, the field of clinical neuroimmunology and neuroinflammation has undergone rapid advancement, driven largely by the discovery and application of novel anti-neural antibodies as diagnostic markers. A landmark example is the identification of anti-NMDAR antibodies, which heralded a new era in the clinical management of antibody-mediated autoimmune encephalitis. Concurrently, diagnostic biomarkers in biochemistry and neuroimaging continue to be developed and integrated into clinical practice, substantially expanding and deepening our understanding of neuroimmune disorders. As a result, clinical neuroimmunology has emerged as a highly prominent and dynamically evolving subspecialty within neurology.
Over the past six years, neurologists have faced the challenge of managing COVID-19-related neuroimmune and neuroinflammatory disorders, leading to a deeper understanding of how both innate and adaptive immune responses contribute to the pathogenesis of these conditions. The growing recognition of para-infectious encephalopathy, triggered by COVID-19, has, to a large extent, addressed the difficulties in diagnosing and etiologically classifying encephalopathy/encephalitis-associated respiratory virus infection. In this field, research on diagnostic biomarkers and criteria continues to develop with ongoing momentum.
This Special Issue encourages original research on diagnostic technology for neuroimmunological and neuroinflammatory disease. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced technology for diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis and autoimmune cerebellar ataxia
- Research on diagnosis biomarkers of para-infectious encephalopathy or infection-triggered encephalopathy syndrome
- Proposal and validation of diagnostic criteria of neuroimmunological and neuroinflammatory disease based on clinical cohort studies
- AI approaches for the diagnosis of neuroimmunological and neuroinflammatory disease
- Research on the clinical characteristics and mechanisms of rare neuroimmune diseases
- Research on technology for diagnosis of CNS infections disease, especially emerging infectious diseases
Prof. Dr. Hongzhi Guan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neuroimmunology
- neuroinflammation
- autoimmune
- encephalitis
- infection
- diagnosis
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