Anti-AMPA-Receptor Encephalitis Presenting as a Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder in a Young Woman with Turner Syndrome

Background. Autoimmune encephalitis is a disorder characterised by the subacute onset of seizures, short-term memory loss, and psychiatric and behavioural symptoms. Initially, it was recognised as a paraneoplastic disorder, but recently a subgroup of patients without systemic cancer was identified....

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Published in:Case Reports in Psychiatry
Main Authors: Giuseppe Quaranta, Angelo Giovanni Icro Maremmani, Giulio Perugi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/273192