Clinical variability of children with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis in southern Brazil: a cases series and review of the literature.
Daniel Almeida do ValleJoselainy Stela Pires GaleazziMayara de Rezende MachadoVanessa Catarine Silva Abreu Ribeiro Dos SantosAlcir Francisco da SilvaAlfredo Lohr JúniorMara Lúcia Schmitz Ferreira SantosRosana Herminia ScolaPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2018)
A wide variety of symptoms were observed in this study and, although unilateral symptoms are rarely reported in the literature, a high frequency was observed among Brazilian children. Alternatives to first-line therapy should be considered in patients with clinical suspicion, even if they have not had a good response with first-line therapy.