Overlapping demyelinating syndromes and anti–N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor encephalitis

2014509 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Maarten J. Titulaer · Erasmus MC

Romana Höftberger · Medical University of Vienna

Takahiro Iizuka · Kitasato University

Frank Leypoldt · University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Lindsey McCracken · Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Tania Cellucci · McMaster University

Leslie Benson

Abstract

Patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis may develop concurrent or separate episodes of demyelinating disorders, and conversely patients with NMO or demyelinating disorders with atypical symptoms (eg, dyskinesias, psychosis) may have anti-NMDAR encephalitis.

Topics & Keywords

Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders

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Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Neurology

Volume 75, Issue 3, pp. 411-428

DOI: 10.1002/ana.24117

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