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Dystonic Seizures and Intense Hyperperfusion of the Basal Ganglia in a Patient with Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis

Case Reports in Neurology, 2017
This report describes a rare case presenting with dystonic seizures due to anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis. The patient was an 18-year-old woman with repeated right-dominant dystonic seizures even under sedation.
Hideyuki Matsumoto, Hideji Hashida, Yukitoshi Takahashi   +2 more
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IS RITUXIMAB AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR REFRACTORY ANTI-NMDA RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS?

, 2019
:Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies target NR1/NR2 heteromers of the NMDA receptor in the brain (Ishiura et al., 2008). It is characterized by severe psychiatric and neurological symptoms
Malak AlTewerki, Mashael AlKhateeb, M.D *
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Two cases of acute limbic encephalitis in which symptoms improved as a result of laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy

Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, 2017
Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antibody encephalitis is an autoimmune form of limbic encephalitis. Eighty percent of patients with anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis are women, and 39% of those women are reported to have an ovarian ...
Atsumu Terada, Shingo Tasaki, Takashi Tachibana, Yoshitaka Sakamoto, Masato Yokomine, Takuya Shimomura, Fumihiro Murakami   +6 more
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Encéphalite Auto-Immune à Anticorps Anti Récepteur NMDA Associée à un Tératome Ovarien : à Propos d’un Cas

Health Research in Africa
RÉSUMÉ L’encéphalite anti-récepteur NMDA, bien que rare, constitue la forme la plus fréquente d’encéphalite auto-immune. Nous présentons le cas d’une patiente jeune, initialement vue pour un trouble neuropsychiatrique associant des céphalées ...
Sidi Tchameni Cédric1, Hassana Samir, adja Inna, Ibrahima Amadou, Bello Figuim, Christiane Judith Rissia-Ngo Pambe, Hamadou Bâ   +6 more
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Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis: Higher Suspicious Needed for Earlier Diagnosis (Case Report, Literature Review and Diagnostic Criteria)

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2019
Background. Auto-immune mediated anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is a very common delayed diagnosed encephalitis which predominately affecting young population. Objectives.
Chanaka Amugoda, Noushin Chini Foroush, Hamed Akhlaghi   +2 more
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Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis: An Atypical Presentation

, 2019
Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis can present a diagnostic and management challenge for the clinician due to its subtle and relapsing nature and its association with other demyelinating disorders which may require intensive ...
Vivian Paraskevi Douglas; Katherine Boudreault; Joseph Rizzo III
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Postsurgical Precipitation of Autoimmune Encephalitis – An Unchartered Territory

Journal of Applied Sciences and Clinical Practice
Autoimmune encephalitis is a rapidly emerging entity. Antibodies against neuronal antigens are the driving agent for autoimmune encephalitis. Among various autoimmune encephalitides, anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is a very frequently encountered entity,
Haramohan Sahoo, Akash Marade, Ashish Jangid   +2 more
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Diagnóstico diferencial en la encefalitis por anticuerpos contra el receptor NMDA

Neurología, 2010
Resumen: Introducción: La encefalitis por anticuerpos contra el receptor de NMDA (NMDAR) suele desarrollarse como un síndrome característico de evolución multifásica y diagnóstico diferencial amplio.
J. González-Valcárcel, M.R. Rosenfeld, J. Dalmau   +2 more
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Clinical case of an atypical course of autoimmune anti-NMDA encephalitis

Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика
Autoimmune encephalitis with antibodies against NMDA receptor (anti-NMDA encephalitis) is a relatively newly described disease that occupies a leading position among encephalitis of various etiologies.
V. V. Goldobin, E. G. Klocheva, A. V. Dil, V. I. Golovkin, I. V. Chistova   +4 more
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Early recognition of anti-N-methyl D-aspartate (Nmda) receptor encephalitis presenting as acute psychosis

, 2013
ObjectiveWe present a case of anti-N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis that illustrates the dilemma that psychiatrists face in evaluating patients with first episode psychosis.ConclusionsThe discovery that acute psychosis can be the ...
Tidswell, J., Kleinig, T., Ash, D., Thompson, P., Galletly, C.   +4 more
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