Multifocal Stroke Complicating Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

Multifocal Stroke Complicating Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis (NMDARE) is an autoimmune form of encephalitis, first described in 2005 and now recognized as among the more common causes of encephalitis. While NMDARE can result in permanent neurologic deficits or even mortality, the prognosis in children is general...

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Main Authors: Zina H. Stavitsky, Colin H. Nguyen, James Martin Johnston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
adolescence
autoimmune disease
encephalitis
nmda receptor
stroke
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/507779

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