Open AccessPediatric anti-N methyl D aspartate receptor encephalitis
Author(s) -
Vinit Suri,
S. K. Sharma,
Rohan Gupta,
SK Sogani,
Sunit Mediratta,
Nilesh Jadhao
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.117841
Subject(s) - medicine , encephalitis , disease , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , girl , virology , surgery , virus , developmental psychology , psychology
Anti-N Methyl D Aspartate Receptor encephalitis (anti-NMDARE) is a recently defined disease, which is probably more under-recognized than rare. We report a case of anti-NMDARE in a 13-years-old girl, who presented with intractable seizures. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case of pediatric anti-NMDARE being reported from India. The need for a greater awareness of this disease and the subtle differences in clinical presentation between pediatric and adult patients are highlighted.