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  An Emerging Cause of Treatable Encephalitis: A Case of Anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) Encephalitis

  By Praveen Kumar Yadav, Dipanwita Sen

  Abstract: Anti-NMDA Receptor encephalitis is the most common type of autoimmune limbic encephalitis known. It is characterised by sub-acute onset of psychiatric symptoms along with refractory epilepsy, orofacial and limb dyskinesia and dysautonomia. High clinical suspicion and appropriate antibody testing in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum is required for early diagnosis and initiation of immunotherapy. Delay in treatment may lead to significant permanent neuro-deficits as well as mortality. Here, we present …

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 8–11 Read article →