A Rare Case of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis with Ovarian Teratoma in the Setting of VZV Encephalitis
Received Date: Oct 13, 2021 / Accepted Date: Oct 27, 2021 / Published Date: Nov 03, 2021
Abstract
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis (NMDA-RE) is rare autoimmune encephalitis, which classically has been associated with ovarian teratoma but rarely with concomitant viral encephalitis. Physicians need to be aware that patients may have NMDAR antibodies present in the CSF even if the serum test is negative. The patients would have never been correctly diagnosed if she had solely been tested for NMDAR antibodies in the serum.
Keywords: Autoimmune disorder; Encephalitis; Neurodegeneration; Ovarian Teratoma
Citation: Thomas et al. (2021) A Rare Case of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis with Ovarian Teratoma in the Setting of VZV Encephalitis.J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 11: S7: 029.
Copyright: © 2021 Thomas M, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credite
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