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. 2018 Aug 20;5(6):e497.
doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000497. eCollection 2018 Nov.

Posttransplant autoimmune encephalitis

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Posttransplant autoimmune encephalitis

Devon A Cohen et al. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. .
No abstract available

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Figure. MRI of posttransplant autoimmune encephalitis
(A) Right mesial temporal T2-hyperintensity (arrow) on coronal Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) in a patient with posttransplant anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. (B) Bilateral (right more than left) mesial temporal T2-hyperintensity (arrows) in a patient with posttransplant anti-AMPA receptor encephalitis. (C) Concurrent midbrain enhancement (arrow) and bilateral optic nerve enhancement (arrowheads) in patient with posttransplant myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease.

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