Case report of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in a 24-year-old female: an uncommon presentation.

Antoine SteemanIonut AndriescuCécile SporcqDelphine MathieuVirginie MeurantGuy Mazairac

Published in: The Egyptian journal of neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery (2022)

Anti-NMDAR encephalitis typically occurs in young patients with no history of acute psychiatric symptoms. The possibility of this pathology should be taken into account before diagnosing a patient with a psychiatric illness.

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