TY - JOUR
T1 - Anti-N-methyl-D-Aspartate-Receptor Encephalitis in a Four-Year-Old Girl
AU - Biancheri, Roberta
AU - Pessagno, Alice
AU - Baglietto, Maria Giuseppina
AU - Irani, Sarosh R.
AU - Rossi, Andrea
AU - Giribaldi, Gaia
AU - Badenier, Marisol Mirabelli
AU - Vincent, Angela
AU - Veneselli, Edvige
PY - 2010/2
Y1 - 2010/2
N2 - Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor encephalitis is a recently identified autoimmune disorder. We report on a 4-year-old girl presenting with seizures after nonspecific viral-like symptoms, progressing to severe aphasia, upper limb dyskinesias, fluctuation in consciousness, and inability to walk. Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor encephalitis should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute/subacute encephalitis in children.
AB - Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor encephalitis is a recently identified autoimmune disorder. We report on a 4-year-old girl presenting with seizures after nonspecific viral-like symptoms, progressing to severe aphasia, upper limb dyskinesias, fluctuation in consciousness, and inability to walk. Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor encephalitis should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute/subacute encephalitis in children.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.07.057
DO - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.07.057
M3 - Article
C2 - 20105645
AN - SCOPUS:74549221897
VL - 156
SP - 332
EP - 334
JO - Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Pediatrics
SN - 0022-3476
IS - 2
ER -