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Anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis as cause of refractory epilepsy – report of two cases
DOI 10.1055/s-0030-1250979
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Autor:innenU Reuner, H Reichmann, J Schäfer, H Schneider
ZeitschriftKlinische Neurophysiologie
Ausgabe03/2010
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Background: A severe form of encephalitis, associated with antibodies against NR1-NR2 heteromers of the NMDA receptor was recently identified. This anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis mainly affects young women. Patients present with psychosis and partial memory loss, rapidly progressing to multiple neurological deficits – epilepsy, dementia and stroke – requiring prolonged intensive care. These patients present frequen…
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U Reuner, H Reichmann, J Schäfer, H Schneider (2010) Anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis as cause of refractory epilepsy – report of two cases. Klinische Neurophysiologie (03). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1250979
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