Acute behavioural change in a young woman evolving towards cerebellar syndrome

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 509-511

  Naeije, G ^a   de Hemptinne, Q ^a   Depondt, C ^a   Pandolfo, M ^a   Legros, B ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cerebellar syndrome; Encephalitis associated with antibodies against NMDA glutamate receptors; Paraneoplastic syndrome; Psychiatric symptoms

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBELLUM SYNDROME; COMA; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY TERATOMA; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEOCYTOSIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SEROLOGY; WHOLE BODY SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; COMA; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PARANEOPLASTIC CEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TERATOMA;

EID: 77952885169     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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