Anti-NMDAR encephalopathy: treatment
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Early consideration of anti-NMDAR encephalitis in unexplained encephalopathy.
With the identification of anti-NMDAR (N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor) antibody, the spectrum of anti-NMDAR encephalitis has been expanding. The condition is also increasingly recognised in children, though younger patients are less likely to have tumours, while behavioural and speech problems, seizures, and abnormal movements are common early presenting features. Here we present yet another cas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rinsho Shinkeigaku
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0009-918X,1882-0654
DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.48.923