Clinical characteristics, treatment and long-term prognosis in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis.
Pritam RajaBiswas ShamickNitish KambleVikram Venkappayya HollaPramod Kumar PalAnita MahadevanPriya Treesa ThomasBhat MayaJ SainiH ShantalaNetravathi ManjunathPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)
Both paediatric and adult patients presented with similar clinical features but the paediatric population had female preponderance. The functional outcome and number of relapse were comparable in both the paediatric and adult groups. Patients with parenchymal changes on MRI and abnormal EEG showed poorer response compared to those with normal MRI and/or EEG at the onset. Patients have lesser severity of symptoms at relapse than in the first episode. An early diagnosis and treatment are essential for better long-term functional outcome.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- functional connectivity
- working memory
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- resting state
- prognostic factors
- diffusion weighted imaging
- computed tomography
- patient reported outcomes
- magnetic resonance
- physical activity
- high density