Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor encephalitis in a four-year-old girl.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.07.057.
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Abstract
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor encephalitis is a recently identified autoimmune disorder. We report on a 4-year-old girl presenting with seizures after nonspecific viral-like symptoms, progressing to severe aphasia, upper limb dyskinesias, fluctuation in consciousness, and inability to walk. Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor encephalitis should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute/subacute encephalitis in children.
Medical subject headings
- Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
- Encephalitis
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate