Common pathological mechanisms across epilepsy, intellectual developmental disorders, and autoimmune neurological disorders

Priority Research Theme 3

Common pathological mechanisms across epilepsy, intellectual developmental disorders, and autoimmune neurological disorders

Research Period:

FY2024-FY2026

Principal Investigator

Yuko Fukata

Associate professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine

https://www.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/neuropharmacology/fukata/index_e.html

In this research project, we will clarify pathogenic mechanisms due to the disrupted LGI1-ADAM22 molecular pathway by integrating multi-level approaches and find the shared mechanism across epilepsy, neuro developmental disorders, and autoimmune encephalitis.