The causes of encephalopathy in the posttransplant setting are diverse and include medication toxicity (e.g., posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome), infections (e.g., human herpes virus type 6 [HHV-6]), and neoplastic disease (posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder). Autoimmune etiologies are not well recognized in this setting, although a few cases are described.1–5 Herein, we report 3 patients with posttransplant autoimmune encephalitis (AE).
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