A case of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis with systemic sclerosis

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Suzuki, H ^a   Samukawa, M ^a   Kitada, M ^a   Ichihashi, J ^a   Mistui, Y ^a   Tanaka, K ^b   Kusunoki, S ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti NMDA receptor encephalitis; Interstitial pneumonitis; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; INTERLEUKIN 6; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ANTI N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LETTER; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCLERODERMA; SERODIAGNOSIS; SKIN ULCER; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TREMOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ANTI-N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 80053916599     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03485.x     Document Type: Letter

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