ANTI-NMDA RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS: A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE FOR THE INTERNIST
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Anti N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDR) encephalitis has been recognized as the most frequent autoimmune encephalitis in children after acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM).However due to the variable the variable clinical presentation, the paucity of specific finding on standard laboratory and radiological investigation remains under recognized. First discribed in 2005, most commonly...
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anti n-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (nmdr) encephalitis has been recognized as the most frequent autoimmune encephalitis in children after acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (adem).however due to the variable the variable clinical presentation, the paucity of specific finding on standard laboratory and radiological investigation remains under recognized. first discribed in 2005, most commonly...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Chest
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0012-3692
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.776