Description of Research Expertise:
Neuronal autoantibodies, encephalitis, acquired neuromyotonia (Isaacs' syndrome), peripheral nerve hyperexcitability, potassium channels, the glycine receptor, the GABA-B receptor, neuromuscular disorders, stiff person syndrome.
Selected Publications:
Martinez-Hernandez M, Arino H, McKeon A, Iizuka T, Titulaer M, Simabukuro MM, Lancaster E, Petit-Pedrol M, Planaguma J, Blanco Y, Harvey RJ, Saiz A, Graus F, and Dalmau J.: Clinical and immunological investigations in 121 patients with stiff person spectrum disorder. JAMA Neurology. : 2016.
Graus Francesc, Titulaer Maarten J, Balu Ramani, Benseler Susanne, Bien Christian G, Cellucci Tania, Cortese Irene, Dale Russell C, Gelfand Jeffrey M, Geschwind Michael, Glaser Carol A, Honnorat Jerome, Höftberger Romana, Iizuka Takahiro, Irani Sarosh R, Lancaster Eric, Leypoldt Frank, Prüss Harald, Rae-Grant Alexander, Reindl Markus, Rosenfeld Myrna R, Rostásy Kevin, Saiz Albert, Venkatesan Arun, Vincent Angela, Wandinger Klaus-Peter, Waters Patrick, Dalmau Josep: A clinical approach to diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis. The Lancet. Neurology : 2016.
Lancaster Eric: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Autoimmune Encephalitis. Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) 12 (1): 1-13,2016.
Lancaster Eric, Scherer Steven S: Subtype-specific therapy for autoimmune neuropathies? Neurology® neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation 2 (5): e152,2015.
Olsen Abby L, Lai Yongjie, Dalmau Josep, Scherer Steven S, Lancaster Eric: Caspr2 autoantibodies target multiple epitopes. Neurology® neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation 2 (4): e127,2015.
Bai Harrison Xiao, Zou Yingjie, Lee Ashley M, Lancaster Eric, Yang Li: Diagnostic Value and Safety of Brain Biopsy in Patients With Cryptogenic Neurological Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 831 Cases. Neurosurgery 77 (2): 283-95; discussion 295,2015.
Wang Zhi-Li, Lancaster Eric, Yang Li: Diagnosing Encephalitis, Not Otherwise Specified. JAMA neurology 72 (6): 725,2015.
Greene Maxwell, Lancaster Eric: Assessing the incidence of anti-NMDAR encephalitis. Archives of disease in childhood 100 (6): 512-3,2015.
Lancaster Eric: Paraneoplastic disorders. Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.) 21 (2 Neuro-oncology): 452-75,2015.
Farooqi Midhat S, Lai Yongjie, Lancaster Eric, Schmitt Sarah E, Sachais Bruce S: Therapeutic plasma exchange and immunosuppressive therapy in a patient with anti-GAD antibody-related epilepsy: quantification of the antibody response. Journal of clinical apheresis 30 (1): 8-14,2015.