Anti N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Encephalitis with Frustrated Diagnosis Course: A Case Report - World Journal of Neuroscience

WJNS > Vol.5 No.5, November 2015

World Journal of Neuroscience

Volume 5, Issue 5 (November 2015)

ISSN Print: 2162-2000 ISSN Online: 2162-2019

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Anti N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Encephalitis with Frustrated Diagnosis Course: A Case Report ()

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DOI: 10.4236/wjns.2015.55032 5,637 Downloads 6,621 Views Citations

Author(s)

Huanquan Liao, Hongyan Zhou, Ling Chen^*

Affiliation(s)

Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

ABSTRACT

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis is a rare disease with uncertain etiology and pathogenesis that affects young women. Its diagnosis can be delayed because of the nonspecific neuropsychiatric symptoms in the foreground. This article describes the details of a recent complicated case of a patient with this condition which is related to an ovarian teratoma. Correct diagnostic and prompt treatment of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis remains a serious clinical challenge due to its unspecific manifestations and varying response to treatments. The information will be of interest to clinicians working with encephalitis patients.

KEYWORDS

Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Ovarian Teratoma

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Liao, H. , Zhou, H. and Chen, L. (2015) Anti N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Encephalitis with Frustrated Diagnosis Course: A Case Report. World Journal of Neuroscience, 5, 334-338. doi: 10.4236/wjns.2015.55032.

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