Reversible "Brain Atrophy" in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
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O 17: Childhood Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
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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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.50.5931