Ester Coutinho

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Synapse Biology

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Information about journal articles, updated at 17-12-2023, from platform CIÊNCIAVITAE.

Suicidal and self-injurious behavior following adalimumab reference-to-generic biosimilar switch

Ward, Catherine; Farag, Mena; Pollak, Thomas A.; Coutinho, Ester; Posporelis, Sotiris, Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 59 - 62. 2. 76. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pcn.13315 . 10.1111/pcn.13315 . Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Early-Onset Leptomeningeal Manifestation of G47R Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis

Cechin, Laura; Gasmelseed, Jihad; Bashford, James; Rowczenio, Dorota; Reilly, Mary M.; Gillmore, Julian D.; Coutinho, Ester, Neurology: Clinical Practice. e757 - e759. 5. 11. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/cpj.0000000000001054 . 10.1212/cpj.0000000000001054 . Neurology: Clinical Practice

Psychosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): 40-year experience of a specialist centre

Coutinho, Ester, Rheumatology. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab160 . 10.1093/rheumatology/keab160 . Rheumatology

Inhibition of Maternal-to-Fetal Transfer of IgG Antibodies by FcRn Blockade in a Mouse Model of Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita

Coutinho, Ester, Neurology - Neuroimmunology Neuroinflammation. e1011 - e1011. 4. 8. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/nxi.0000000000001011 . 10.1212/nxi.0000000000001011 . Neurology - Neuroimmunology Neuroinflammation

Demystifying the spontaneous phenomena of motor hyperexcitability

Coutinho, Ester, Clinical Neurophysiology. 1830 - 1844. 8. 132. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2021.03.053 . 10.1016/j.clinph.2021.03.053 . Clinical Neurophysiology

Real-world experience of assessing antibodies against the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR-IgG) in psychiatric patients. A retrospective single-centre study

Ariño, Helena; Coutinho, Ester; Pollak, Thomas A.; Stewart, Robert, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 330 - 336. 98. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2021.08.233 . 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.08.233 . Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Relationship Between Serum NMDA Receptor Antibodies and Response to Antipsychotic Treatment in First-Episode Psychosis

Thomas A. Pollak; Angela Vincent; Conrad Iyegbe; Ester Coutinho; Leslie Jacobson; Dan Rujescu; James Stone; et al, Biological Psychiatry. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.biopsych.2020.11.014 . 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.11.014 . Biological Psychiatry

Clinical, cognitive and neuroanatomical associations of serum NMDAR autoantibodies in people at clinical high risk for psychosis.

Coutinho, Ester, Molecular psychiatry. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-020-00899-w . 10.1038/s41380-020-00899-w . Molecular psychiatry

Cognitive impact of neuronal antibodies: encephalitis and beyond

L. L. Gibson; A. McKeever; E. Coutinho; C. Finke; T. A. Pollak, Translational Psychiatry. 1. 10. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41398-020-00989-x . 10.1038/s41398-020-00989-x . Translational Psychiatry

Maternal-Autoantibody-Related (MAR) Autism: Identifying Neuronal Antigens and Approaching Prospects for Intervention

Katya Marks; Ester Coutinho; Angela Vincent, Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2564 - 2564. 8. 9. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fjcm9082564 . 10.3390/jcm9082564 . Journal of Clinical Medicine

Autism Spectrum Disorders: Multiple Routes to, and Multiple Consequences of, Abnormal Synaptic Function and Connectivity

Liam Carroll; Sven Braeutigam; John M. Dawes; Zeljka Krsnik; Ivica Kostovic; Ester Coutinho; Jennifer M. Dewing; et al, The Neuroscientist. 10 - 29. 1. 27. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1073858420921378 . 10.1177/1073858420921378 . The Neuroscientist

Disrupted AMPA Receptor Function upon Genetic- or Antibody-Mediated Loss of Autism-Associated CASPR2

Fernandes, Dominique; Santos, Sandra D; Coutinho, Ester; Whitt, Jessica L; Beltrão, Nuno; Rondão, Tiago; Leite, M Isabel; et al, Cerebral Cortex. 4919 - 4931. 12. 29. 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhz032 . 10.1093/cercor/bhz032 . Cerebral Cortex

Behaviour and neuropathology in mice injected with human contactin-associated protein 2 antibodies

Giannoccaro, Maria Pia; Menassa, David A; Jacobson, Leslie; Coutinho, Ester; Prota, Gennaro; Lang, Bethan; Leite, M Isabel; et al, Brain. 2000 - 2012. 7. 142. 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awz119 . 10.1093/brain/awz119 . Brain

Antibodies to neuronal surface proteins in Tourette Syndrome: Lack of evidence in a European paediatric cohort

Baglioni, V.; Coutinho, E.; Menassa, D.A.; Giannoccaro, M.P.; Jacobson, L.; Buttiglione, M.; Petruzzelli, O.; Cardona, F.; Vincent, A., Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 665 - 669. 81. 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2019.08.008 . 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.08.008 . Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Immune or Genetic-Mediated Disruption of CASPR2 Causes Pain Hypersensitivity Due to Enhanced Primary Afferent Excitability

Dawes, John M.; Weir, Greg A.; Middleton, Steven J.; Patel, Ryan; Chisholm, Kim I.; Pettingill, Philippa; Peck, Liam J.; et al, Neuron. 806 - 822.e10. 4. 97. 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2018.01.033 . 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.01.033 . Neuron

Persistent microglial activation and synaptic loss with behavioral abnormalities in mouse offspring exposed to CASPR2-antibodies in utero

Coutinho, E.; Menassa, D.A.; Jacobson, L.; West, S.J.; Domingos, J.; Moloney, T.C.; Lang, B.; et al, Acta Neuropathologica. 567 - 583. 4. 134. 2017. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85026451577&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1007/s00401-017-1751-5 . Acta Neuropathologica

Brain-relevant antibodies in first-episode psychosis: a matched case–control study

Gaughran, F.; Lally, J.; Beck, K.; McCormack, R.; Gardner-Sood, P.; Coutinho, E.; Jacobson, L.; et al, Psychological Medicine. 1 - 9. 2017. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85030860781&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1017/S0033291717002689 . Psychological Medicine

CASPR2 autoantibodies are raised during pregnancy in mothers of children with mental retardation and disorders of psychological development but not autism

Ester Coutinho; Leslie Jacobson; Marianne Giørtz Pedersen; Michael Eriksen Benros; Bent Nørgaard-Pedersen; Preben Bo Mortensen; Paul J Harrison; Angela Vincent, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 718 - 721. 9. 88. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1136%2Fjnnp-2016-315251 . 10.1136/jnnp-2016-315251 . Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Inflammatory myopathy associated with myasthenia gravis with and without thymic pathology: Report of four cases and literature review

Ernestina Santos; Ester Coutinho; Ana Martins da Silva; António Marinho; Carlos Vasconcelos; Ricardo Taipa; Manuel Melo Pires; et al, Autoimmunity Reviews. 644 - 649. 6. 16. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.autrev.2017.04.009 . 10.1016/j.autrev.2017.04.009 . Autoimmunity Reviews

Epidemiology of myasthenia gravis in Northern Portugal: Frequency estimates and clinical epidemiological distribution of cases

Santos, E.; Coutinho, E.; Moreira, I.; Silva, A.M.; Lopes, D.; Costa, H.; Silveira, F.; et al, Muscle and Nerve. 413 - 421. 3. 54. 2016. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84982179134&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1002/mus.25068 . Muscle and Nerve

Pregnancy outcomes in aquaporin-4-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Nour, M.M.; Nakashima, I.; Coutinho, E.; Woodhall, M.; Sousa, F.; Revis, J.; Takai, Y.; et al, Neurology. 79 - 87. 1. 86. 2016. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84952360960&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002208 . Neurology

Congenital myasthenic syndrome due to mutation in CHRNE gene with clinical worsening and thymic hyperplasia attributed to association with autoimmune-myasthenia gravis

Ernestina Santos; Isabel Moreira; Ester Coutinho; Guilherme Gonçalves; Carlos Lopes; José Lopes Lima; M. Isabel Leite, Neuromuscular Disorders. 928 - 931. 12. 25. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.nmd.2015.08.001 . 10.1016/j.nmd.2015.08.001 . Neuromuscular Disorders

Cognitive reserve in multiple sclerosis: Protective effects of education

Ana Martins Da Silva; Sara Cavaco; Inês Moreira; Andreia Bettencourt; Ernestina Santos; Cláudia Pinto; Alexandra Gonçalves; et al, Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 1312 - 1321. 10. 21. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1352458515581874 . 10.1177/1352458515581874 . Multiple Sclerosis Journal

The role of infections in Behçet disease and neuro-Behçet syndrome

Monica Marta; Ernestina Santos; Ester Coutinho; Ana Martins Silva; João Correia; Carlos Vasconcelos; Gavin Giovannoni, Autoimmunity Reviews. 609 - 615. 7. 14. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.autrev.2015.02.009 . 10.1016/j.autrev.2015.02.009 . Autoimmunity Reviews

Do Neuronal Autoantibodies Cause Psychosis? A Neuroimmunological Perspective

Ester Coutinho; Paul Harrison; Angela Vincent, Biological Psychiatry. 269 - 275. 4. 75. 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.biopsych.2013.07.040 . 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.07.040 . Biological Psychiatry

Glycine receptor antibodies in PERM and related syndromes: characteristics, clinical features and outcomes

Alexander Carvajal-González; M. Isabel Leite; Patrick Waters; Mark Woodhall; Ester Coutinho; Bettina Balint; Bethan Lang; et al, Brain. 2178 - 2192. 8. 137. 2014. https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fbrain%2Fawu142 . 10.1093/brain/awu142 . Brain

Progressive Encephalomyelitis With Rigidity and Myoclonus: The First Pediatric Case With Glycine Receptor Antibodies

Joana Damásio; M. Isabel Leite; Ester Coutinho; Patrick Waters; Mark Woodhall; Manuela A. Santos; Inês Carrilho; Angela Vincent, JAMA Neurology. 498 - 498. 4. 70. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1001%2Fjamaneurol.2013.1872 . 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.1872 . JAMA Neurology

Myasthenia gravis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A multicenter study of 16 patients

Leite, M.I.; Coutinho, E.; Lana-Peixoto, M.; Apostolos, S.; Waters, P.; Sato, D.; Melamud, L.; et al, Neurology. 1601 - 1607. 20. 78. 2012. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863580450&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31825644ff . Neurology

Are cognitive and olfactory dysfunctions in neuropsychiatric lupus erythematosus dependent on anxiety or depression?

Cavaco, S.; Martins Da Silva, A.; Santos, E.; Coutinho, E.; Marinho, A.; Moreira, I.; Gonçalves, A.; et al, Journal of Rheumatology. 770 - 776. 4. 39. 2012. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84859463832&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.3899/jrheum.110574 . Journal of Rheumatology

Influence of pregnancy on neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Kim, W.; Kim, S.-H.; Nakashima, I.; Takai, Y.; Fujihara, K.; Leite, M.I.; Kitley, J.; et al, Neurology. 1264 - 1267. 16. 78. 2012. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84860708188&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318250d812 . Neurology

Graves' disease presenting as pseudotumor cerebri: a case report

Ester Coutinho; Ana M Silva; Cláudia Freitas; Ernestina Santos, Journal of Medical Case Reports. 1. 5. 2011. https://doi.org/10.1186%2F1752-1947-5-68 . 10.1186/1752-1947-5-68 . Journal of Medical Case Reports

Olfactory dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: association with secondary progression

Ana Martins Silva; Ernestina Santos; Inês Moreira; Andreia Bettencourt; Ester Coutinho; Alexandra Gonçalves; Claudia Pinto; Xavier Montalban; Sara Cavaco, Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 616 - 621. 5. 18. 2011. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1352458511427156 . 10.1177/1352458511427156 . Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Myasthenia gravis and pregnancy: anaesthetic management – a series of cases

Carlos Almeida; Ester Coutinho; Daniela Moreira; Ernestina Santos; José Aguiar; Almeida, C.; Coutinho, E.; et al, European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 985 - 990. 11. 27. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1097%2Feja.0b013e32833e263f . 10.1097/eja.0b013e32833e263f . European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Tremor and white matter lesions in Klinefelter syndrome

Ester Coutinho; José Pedro Pereira; Daniel Dias; Sara Cavaco; Cláudia Pinto; Rui Carvalho; Marina Magalhães, Movement Disorders. 1993 - 1994. 12. 25. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fmds.23149 . 10.1002/mds.23149 . Movement Disorders

Cognitive Functioning in Behçet's Disease

Cavaco, Sara; Da Silva, Ana Martins; Pinto, Pedro; Coutinho, Estér; Santos, Ernestina; Bettencourt, Andreia; Pinto, Cláudia; et al, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 217 - 226. 1. 1173. 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04670.x . 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04670.x . Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

'Bad trips': Airplane headache not just in airplanes?

Coutinho, E.; Pereira-Monteiro, J., Cephalalgia. 986 - 987. 9. 28. 2008. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-49649112646&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01632.x . Cephalalgia

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2023/03/01 -

UNITED - Unravelling Novel Immune Targets in Encephalitic Diseases

N/ a

Principal investigator

Funders: Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia

2023/03/01 -

MIRACLES - MicroRNAs And Cognition in Longcovid: Exploratory Study

2022.04018.PTDC

Principal investigator

Funders: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2023/03/01 -

UNITED - Unravelling Novel Immune Targets in Encephalitic Diseases

N/a

Principal investigator

Funders: Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia

2023/03/01 -

Understanding the role of maternal IgG antibodies in fetal brain development

N/a

Principal investigator

Funders: Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

2023/03/01 -

Understanding the role of maternal IgG antibodies in fetal brain development

N/a

Principal investigator

Funders: Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

2021/08/01 -

Maternal IgG antibodies: a novel role in the neurodevelopment of the offspring?

2020.03359.CEECIND

Post-doc

Universidade de Coimbra

Funders: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2019/04 -

SINNAPS2 study: A randomised placebo-controlled trial of immunotherapy in patients with psychosis associated with anti-neuronal membrane antibodies.

MR/N019067/1

Other

Funders: Medical Research Council

2019/01 - 2019/12

Inhibition of placental transfer as a therapeutic target in antibody-mediated neurodevelopmental disorders

132871

Researcher

Funders: UCB Biopharma SPRL

2019/06/01 - 2021/04/30

Maternal IgG antibodies and their role in the neurodevelopment of the offspring

UNK

Research Fellow

MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology

2018/06 - 2021/05

Understanding the pathogenesis in CASPR2-antibody autoimmune synaptic encephalitis

PTDC/MED-NEU/29452/2017

Researcher

Funders: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2012/09 - 2017/04

Central nervous system autoimmunity in neuropsychiatric disorders

n/a

PhD Student Fellow

University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences

Funders: Gulbenkian Programme for Advanced Medical Education

2010/01 - 2010/06

Clinical and serological training of the myasthenic syndromes

not available

Research Fellow

Oxford Myasthenia Center and Clinical Neuroimmunology Service

Funders: European Federation of Neurological Societies

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