Anti-NMDA Encephalitis in Psychiatry; Malignant Catatonia, Atypical Psychosis and ECT
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[Anti-NMDA encephalitis in psychiatry; malignant catatonia, atypical psychosis and ECT].
The symptoms of malignant (lethal) catatonia has been reported similar to initial symptoms of anti-NMDAR encephalitis. Subsequently, this autoimmune limbic encephalitis has been noticed in many psychiatrists. We have experienced several cases with malignant catatonia having anti-NMDAR antibody without clinical signs of encephalitis. Thereafter, we have also found anti-NMDAR antibody positive pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rinsho Shinkeigaku
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0009-918X,1882-0654
DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.54.1103