Anti‐ <scp>NMDA</scp> Receptor Encephalitis Presenting as Acute Psychosis

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Tatiana Mengistu · California Miramar University

Anuj Subedi · Maryland University of Integrative Health

UCHENNA UNAMBA · Maryland University of Integrative Health

Sajjad Ahmed Khan

Esereoghene Mowoe · California Miramar University

Jeremy Lane · California Miramar University

Sahar Panah · California Miramar University

Abstract

Young adults presenting with acute psychiatric symptoms followed by rapid neurological decline, catatonia, and autonomic instability should prompt consideration of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, even without detectable tumors; early recognition and immunotherapy are critical for favorable neurological recovery.

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Anti‐ <scp>NMDA</scp> Receptor Encephalitis Presenting as Acute Psychosis

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