Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 145-147

  Kaur, Satnam ^a   Juneja, Monica ^a   Mishra, Devendra ^a   Jain, Silky ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; immune mediated encephalitis; N methyl D aspartate receptors

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; N METHYL D ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; RITUXIMAB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR; AGITATION; ANTI N METHYL D ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CHILD; CHOREOATHETOSIS; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DELUSION; DISORIENTATION; DYSKINESIA; DYSTONIC DISORDER; ECHOLALIA; ECHOPRAXIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MUTISM; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESTLESSNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 84925442536     PISSN: 18171745     EISSN: 19983948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.139322     Document Type: Article

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