Abstract
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is a neurological, autoimmune disorder tightly conceptualized only as recently as the mid-2000s. It presents itself in a combination of psychiatric, neurological, and autonomic features. We observe a unique case with probable earlier episode (prior to the mid-2000s conceptualization of the disease) and a later relapse, accompanying a comprehensive neuropsychological profile tracked after the relapse and subsequent improvement. Neurocognitive findings revealed residual frontal deficits with mood changes even in the state after plasmapheresis. This case is the first to describe posttreatment cognition in anti-NMDAR encephalitis after probable serial autoimmune episodes.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-19-2017
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/5675732
Repository Citation
Han, Dong Y.; Mason, Lisa M.; Patel, Aarti; Zhou, Zhengqiu; Phillips, Sarah; and Kapoor, Siddharth, "Chronic Neuropsychological Sequelae in a Patient with Nontumorous Anti-NMDA-Receptor Encephalitis" (2017). Neurology Faculty Publications. 16.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/neurology_facpub/16
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, v. 2017, 5675732, p. 1-4.
© 2017 Dong Y. Han et al.
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