Once Jack was conclusively diagnosed with Autoimmune Encephalitis, he began receiving intravenous infusions of immunosuppressant medications. IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin, is believed to bind to the sites to which harmful antibodies bind to cause neural...
Jack was admitted to Duke’s Brain Disease Program in February 2016. He was given Ativan, a benzodiazapine, to manage anxiety, while he was tested for Lyme disease and various other blood disorders that may have caused his symptoms. He also received a second spinal...
