Successful treatment of two paediatric cases of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis with Cyclophosphamide: The need for early aggressive immunotherapy in tumour negative paediatric patients

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-78

  Kashyape, Pawan ^a   Taylor, Ellen ^a   Ng, Joanne ^b   Krishnakumar, Deepa ^a   Kirkham, Fenella ^a   Whitney, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti NMDA receptor encephalitis; Cyclophosphamide; Immunotherapy; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COGNITION; DISEASE COURSE; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LANGUAGE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; IMMUNOTHERAPY;

EID: 84655161862     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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