Case presentation of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in a 4-year-old boy

Daniel A. Gbadero; Emmanuel O. Adegbite; Jean Baptist LePichon; Tina M. Slusher

doi:10.1093/tropej/fmx070

Case presentation of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in a 4-year-old boy

Daniel A. Gbadero, Emmanuel O. Adegbite, Jean Baptist LePichon, Tina M. Slusher

Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care

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Abstract

We report a case of a 4-year-old boy from Oyo, Nigeria, presenting with prolonged seizures and coma with the subsequent development of oro-lingual-facial dyskinesia with frequent tongue thrusting, dysconjugate gaze and choreoathetoid movements of the limbs because of autoimmune encephalitis consistent with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	352-354
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of tropical pediatrics
Volume	64
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmx070
State	Published - Aug 1 2018

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Encephalitis
N-methyl D-aspartate
Receptors
Seizures

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