Cognitive profile in anti-NMDAR encephalitis: Neuropsychological evaluation, rehabilitation, and evolution. A case report

Encephalitis associated with antibodies against the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (i.e., anti-NMDAR encephalitis) is an immune-mediated disorder mainly affecting girls and young women ovarian teratoma. The clinical picture of disease progresses from headaches seizures, psychopathological symptoms anxiety, psychosis, or hyperreligiosity), neuropsychological deficits memory, attention, language disintegration) into a state agitation, catatonia, dysautonomia abnormal movements due to inappropriate muscular activity) facial dyskinesia. Reports profile evolution, as well rehabilitation in encephalitis literature are scarce. We present case 21-year-old woman diagnosed we describe different evaluation tests performed before after during acute period. A fronto-subcortical damage was observed, executive functions emotional regulation affected.