PEDIATRIC ANTI-NMDA RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS: A CASE REPORT
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چکیده
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis is an autoimmune inflammation of the brain parenchyma mediated with autoantibodies against NMDA receptors in neuronal cells. It most common form encephalitides pediatric patients. In this case report, we present a child anti-NMDAR encephalitis, refractory to first-line therapy.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Innovare journal of medical sciences
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2321-4406']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22159/ijms.2023.v11i1.47041