Expanding spectrum of encephalitis with NMDA receptor antibodies in young children

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 742-745

  Lebas, Axel ^a   Husson, Béatrice ^a   Didelot, Adrien ^b,c   Honnorat, Jerôme ^b,c   Tardieu, Marc ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; NMDA receptor antibodies; Paraneoplastic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACEBUTOLOL; CARBOPLATIN; CORTICOSTEROID; ETOPOSIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; NICARDIPINE; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; RITUXIMAB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 77952906083     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809343319     Document Type: Article

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