Severe Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Under Immunosuppression After Liver Transplantation
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Combined Therapy for Anti-N-methyl D-aspartate Receptor Encephalitis
Background Anti-N-methyl- d-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis is an autoimmune neurological disorder that usually occurs as a paraneoplastic syndrome and is particularly associated with ovarian teratoma. Standard therapy for severe cases is not established and the prognosis in patients who do not respond to first-line treatment is poor. Case Report An 11-year-old boy complained ps...
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OBJECTIVE To discuss the differential diagnosis of encephalitis beyond that of infectious etiology and to inform pediatricians about the possibility of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAr) encephalitis in children by highlighting its most important clinical features. DESCRIPTION Three patients presented with an initial neuropsychiatric syndrome followed by encephalopathy and movement di...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Neurology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1664-2295
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00987