Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Incidence of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.

Samir AlsalekKathryn B SchwarzmannSakar BudhathokiViridiana Hernandez-LopezJessica B Smith Bonnie H Li Annette M Langer-Gould

Published in: Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation (2024)

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis disproportionately affected Black, Hispanic, or Asian/Pacific Island persons. Ovarian teratomas were a particularly common trigger in Black female individuals. Future research should seek to identify environmental and biological risk factors that disproportionately affect minoritized individuals residing in the United States.

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risk factors
african american
current status
human health
healthcare
risk assessment