Cerebral Herniation and Sudden Death in Autoimmune Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) Astrocytopathy: A Case Report

Bishow C. Mahat, Mohamed F. Doheim, Lamees Alzyoud, Katharine Dermigny, Islam Zaydan, Rock Heyman, Madison Pilato, Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Neurology, University of Arizona- Tucson, Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York

The Neurohospitalist

Published online on August 11, 2026

Abstract

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We describe what, to our knowledge, is the third reported fatal outcome in autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy secondary to cerebral edema and brainstem herniation. A 42-year-old woman presented with neck and back pain with ...