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Case Reports
. 2010 Feb;156(2):332-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.07.057.

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor encephalitis in a four-year-old girl

Roberta Biancheri  1 , Alice Pessagno, Maria Giuseppina Baglietto, Sarosh R Irani, Andrea Rossi, Gaia Giribaldi, Marisol Mirabelli Badenier, Angela Vincent, Edvige Veneselli
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Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor encephalitis in a four-year-old girl

Roberta Biancheri et al. J Pediatr. 2010 Feb.

Abstract

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor encephalitis is a recently identified autoimmune disorder. We report on a 4-year-old girl presenting with seizures after nonspecific viral-like symptoms, progressing to severe aphasia, upper limb dyskinesias, fluctuation in consciousness, and inability to walk. Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor encephalitis should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute/subacute encephalitis in children.

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