Volume : II, Issue : IV, April - 2013

Anti– NMDAR Encephalitis: a House Afire

Aldrin Anthony Dung Dung, Akhila Kumar Panda, Vachan Jayant Mehta

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Limbic encephalitis is an inflammatory disorder of limbic system. It is a form of autoimmune encephalitis the predominant neuropsychiatric manifestations frequently delay the early recognition of the entity. We report a patient with limbic encephalitis associated with anti NMDA receptor antibodies. She was admitted with history of fever, psychiatric symptoms (change of behavior and personality, auditory and visual hallucinations), seizure, abnormal movements (orofacial dyskinesias). The diagnosis was challenging as the neuroimaging and Cereo spinal fluid (CSF) study was non contributory. The patient responded well to intravenous immunoglobulin

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Aldrin Anthony Dung Dung,Akhila Kumar Panda,Vachan Jayant Mehta Anti- NMDAR Encephalitis: a House Afire International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.II, Issue.IV April 2013

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