Open AccessAnti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Satnam Kaur,
Monica Juneja,
Devendra Mishra,
Silky Jain
Publication year - 2014
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 - 10.4103/1817-1745.139322
Subject(s) - medicine , encephalitis , autoimmune encephalitis , differential diagnosis , immunotherapy , encephalopathy , pediatrics , immune system , immunology , psychiatry , pathology , virus
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is a well characterized immune-mediated encephalitis. It is increasingly being recognized as one of the common causes of encephalitis, but is frequently misdiagnosed especially in resource-constrained settings. With a simple test available to diagnose the disorder and prospects of good recovery following early immunotherapy, the disorder should be kept as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with unexplained behavioral/psychiatric symptoms and progressive encephalopathy with movement disorders.