Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis presenting as an acute psychotic episode misdiagnosed as dissociative disorder: a case report

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis presenting as an acute psychotic episode misdiagnosed as dissociative disorder: a case report

Abstract Background In 2005, “anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis,” a syndrome with prominent psychiatric symptoms, memory loss, decrease in level of consciousness, and central hypoventilation, was described in young women with ovarian teratomas and antibodies against an antigen h...

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Main Authors: Yuichiro Shimoyama, Osamu Umegaki, Tomoyuki Agui, Noriko Kadono, Toshiaki Minami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-09-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Limbic encephalitis
N-Methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis
Paraneoplastic
Misdiagnosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-016-0048-3

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