TY - JOUR
T1 - Case of a two-year-old boy with recurrent seizures, abnormal movements, and central hypoventilation
AU - Cohen, Alexander L.
AU - Wong-Kisiel, Lily C.
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis was first described in young women with ovarian teratoma. Typical presentations include subacute onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms, seizures, altered awareness, movement disorders, and autonomic dysfunction. Growing evidence indicates that anti-NMDAR encephalitis is one of the most common causes of encephalitis in children and young adults. We present a case of a 2 year-old boy with anti-NMDAR encephalitis to illustrate and discuss the differences in neurological presentation, frequency of symptoms, and association with underlying tumor between children and adults.
AB - Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis was first described in young women with ovarian teratoma. Typical presentations include subacute onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms, seizures, altered awareness, movement disorders, and autonomic dysfunction. Growing evidence indicates that anti-NMDAR encephalitis is one of the most common causes of encephalitis in children and young adults. We present a case of a 2 year-old boy with anti-NMDAR encephalitis to illustrate and discuss the differences in neurological presentation, frequency of symptoms, and association with underlying tumor between children and adults.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.spen.2014.04.014
DO - 10.1016/j.spen.2014.04.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 25149942
AN - SCOPUS:84906791203
SN - 1071-9091
VL - 21
SP - 114
EP - 118
JO - Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
JF - Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
IS - 2
ER -