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Pediatric anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis with catatonia: treatment with electroconvulsive therapy.

Taha MoussaKhalid AfzalJoseph CooperRyan RosenbergerKaryn GerstleLinda Wagner-Weiner
Published in: Pediatric rheumatology online journal (2019)
ECT was an effective and well-tolerated therapy in our patient, and should be considered for the treatment of children with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis whose catatonia does not respond to immunosuppression and benzodiazepines.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • bone marrow
  • combination therapy
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • replacement therapy