Novel FDG-PET findings in anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: A case based report

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1325-1328

  Maqbool, Mohsin ^a   Oleske, Deanna A ^a   Huq, A H M ^a   Salman, Bassel A ^a   Khodabakhsh, Kevin ^a   Chugani, Harry T ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

anti NMDAR encephalitis; fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography; glucose hypermetabolism; glucose hypometabolism; NMDAR encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLORPROMAZINE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PREDNISOLONE; RISPERIDONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENCEPHALITIS; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; HYPERMETABOLISM; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENTAL HEALTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OROFACIAL DYSKINESIA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 80054045828     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073811405199     Document Type: Article

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