Case Presentation of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in a 4-Year-Old Boy

Case Presentation of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in a 4-Year-Old Boy

Abstract We report a case of a 4-year-old boy from Oyo, Nigeria, presenting with prolonged seizures and coma with the subsequent development of oro-lingual-facial dyskinesia with frequent tongue thrusting, dysconjugate gaze and choreoathetoid movements of the limbs because of autoimmune encephalitis...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 2018-08, Vol.64 (4), p.352-354
Hauptverfasser: Gbadero, Daniel A, Adegbite, Emmanuel O, LePichon, Jean-Baptist, Slusher, Tina M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract We report a case of a 4-year-old boy from Oyo, Nigeria, presenting with prolonged seizures and coma with the subsequent development of oro-lingual-facial dyskinesia with frequent tongue thrusting, dysconjugate gaze and choreoathetoid movements of the limbs because of autoimmune encephalitis consistent with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis.
ISSN:0142-6338
1465-3664
DOI:10.1093/tropej/fmx070