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Case Reports
. 2010 Oct 19;75(16):1480-2.
doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181f8831a. Epub 2010 Sep 8.

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis causing prolonged nonconvulsive status epilepticus

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Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis causing prolonged nonconvulsive status epilepticus

Nicholas Johnson et al. Neurology. .
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Figure 1 Electrical, imaging, and antibody studies (A) MRI fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequence demonstrating left medial temporal lobe hyperintensity. (B) Cultured rat hippocampal neuron incubated with patient's CSF demonstrates antibodies to the NR1/NR2 heteromers. (C) EEG findings.

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