Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis after Herpes simplex virus-associated encephalitis: an emerging disease with diagnosis and therapeutic challenges

Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 545-549

  Schein, Flora ^a   Gagneux Brunon, Amandine ^a   Antoine, Jean Christophe ^a   Lavernhe, Sylvie ^a   Pillet, Sylvie ^a   Paul, Stéphane ^a   Frésard, Anne ^a   Boutet, Claire ^a   Grange, Rémi ^a   Cazorla, Céline ^a   Lucht, Frédéric ^a   Botelho Nevers, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Anti NMDA receptor antibodies; Autoimmune encephalitis; Encephalitis; Herpes simplex virus; Neurological relapses

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACICLOVIR; AMOXICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; ENOXAPARIN; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RITUXIMAB; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; ANTI N METHYL D ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONFUSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMA EXCHANGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPORAL LOBE; URINE RETENTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FRANCE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTI-N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84994453129     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-016-0959-y     Document Type: Article

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