Anti-N-methyl D-aspartate receptor encephalitis mimics viral encephalitis.

Mustafa R Bseikri, Jubilee R Barton, Julie A Kulhanjian, Josep Dalmau, Ronald A Cohen, Carol A Glaser, Arup Roy-Burman

Department of Graduate Medical Education, Children's Hospital & Research Center, Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA.

The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2012 Feb

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We describe the clinical courses of 3 children with a psychochoreiform encephalitis associated with anti-N-methyl D-aspartate receptor autoantibodies. These cases, including the most severely medically complicated survivor to date, illustrate the challenges of diagnosis, supportive care, and immune-modulating therapy. Clinical and laboratory features are similar to those of viral encephalitis, and the condition is often reversible with appropriate diagnosis and treatment.

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Mustafa R Bseikri, Jubilee R Barton, Julie A Kulhanjian, Josep Dalmau, Ronald A Cohen, Carol A Glaser, Arup Roy-Burman. Anti-N-methyl D-aspartate receptor encephalitis mimics viral encephalitis. The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 2012 Feb;31(2):202-4