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Flow chart for the diagnosis of suspected autoimmune encephalitis. AE: Autoimmune encephalitis, PNS: paraneoplastic neurological syndrome, CSF: cerebrospinal fluid, FLAIR: fluid attenuated inversion recovery, MTX: methotrexate, MMF: mycophenolat mofetil, IVIG: intravenous immunoglobulin, NMO: neuromyelitis optica, MS: multiple sclerosis, ADEM: acute disseminated encephalomyelitis