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Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology 1/2012

Open Access 01-07-2012 | Poster presentation

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: a newly recognized inflammatory brain disease in children

Authors: Nadia JC Luca, Tassalapa Daengsuwan, Josep Dalmau, Kevin Jones, Gabrielle deVeber, Jeff Kobayashi, Ronald M Laxer, Susanne M Benseler

Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology | Special Issue 1/2012

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Inflammatory brain disease causes severe psychiatric and neurological deficits in previously healthy children. The aim of this study was to report characteristic clinical features and outcomes of children diagnosed with Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis, a newly recognized anti-neuronal antibody-mediated inflammatory brain disease, seen by the Rheumatology service over an 18 month period. …
Metadata
Title
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: a newly recognized inflammatory brain disease in children
Authors
Nadia JC Luca
Tassalapa Daengsuwan
Josep Dalmau
Kevin Jones
Gabrielle deVeber
Jeff Kobayashi
Ronald M Laxer
Susanne M Benseler
Publication date
01-07-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Pediatric Rheumatology / Issue Special Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1546-0096-10-S1-A82

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