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SUBMITTER: Wang CC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5618116 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
World journal of clinical cases 20170901 9
We report an atypical case of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis (ANMDARE). A 27-year-old man diagnosed with ANMDARE received immunotherapy and had a good recovery. However, within one month, he developed severe status epilepticus and decreased level of conscience with new hyperpyrexia and dyspnea, and was admitted to the emergency intensive care unit. Acinetobacter baumanii were found in the sputum culture; and anti-NMDAR antibodies were positive (titer: 1/80) in the cerebrospinal ...[more]