Takahiro Kido

Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan, AND Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.

[ 1 ] - 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...