TITLE:
Anti N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Encephalitis with Frustrated Diagnosis Course: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Huanquan Liao, Hongyan Zhou, Ling Chen
KEYWORDS:
Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Ovarian Teratoma
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Neuroscience,
Vol.5 No.5,
November
4,
2015
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.