Extreme delta brush in anti N-Methyl-D-Aspartate encephalitis
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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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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0972-2327
DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_439_18