High sensitivity and specificity in proposed clinical diagnostic criteria for anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis.

Alvin C C HoShekeeb S MohammadSekhar C PillaiEsther M TantsisHannah JonesReena HoMing LimYael HacohenAngela VincentRussell C Dale

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2017)

The proposed clinical diagnostic criteria for anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis by Graus et al. (2016) have high sensitivity and specificity in paediatric patients. The median time of fulfilling the criteria in patients with anti-NMDAR was 2 weeks from first symptom onset.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
emergency department
intensive care unit
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
binding protein
structural basis