Long duration between presentation of probable anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis and either clinical relapse or positive serum autoantibodies

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1322-1323

  Ramanathan, Sudarshini ^a,b   Wong, Chong H ^a,b   Fung, Victor S C ^b  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti N methyl D aspartate receptor encephalitis; Autoimmune encephalitis; Catatonia; Paraneoplastic; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEPREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI N METHYL D ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE;

ANTI N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALITIS; CATATONIA; PARANEOPLASTIC; TERATOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROBABILITY; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84883133921     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.10.023     Document Type: Article

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