Not hysteria: Ovarian teratoma-associated anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1-3

  Roberts, R ^a   MacDougall, N J J ^a   O'Brien, P ^a   Abdelaziz, K ^a   Christie, J ^a   Swingler, R ^a  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anti NMDAR encephalitis; Autoimmune encephalitis; Dermoid cyst; Ovarian teratoma

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LORAZEPAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PREDNISOLONE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; AUTOANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTI N METHYL D ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSKINESIA; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; GAIT DISORDER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERVENTILATION; HYSTERIA; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFLUENZA; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY TERATOMA; PARANOIA; PERITONEAL BIOPSY; PLASMAPHERESIS; SEIZURE; SLEEP DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; OVARY TUMOR; PERSONALITY DISORDER; TERATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; AUTOANTIBODIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DERMOID CYST; DYSKINESIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARIECTOMY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREDNISOLONE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SLEEP DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864658806     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/smj.2012.012026     Document Type: Article

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