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SUBMITTER: do Valle DA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7649249 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
do Valle Daniel Almeida DA Santos Mara Lúcia Schmitz Ferreira MLSF Zeny Michelle Silva MS Cordeiro Mara L ML
Frontiers in neurology 20201026
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is an immune-mediated disease that induces a wide spectrum of symptoms, especially in toddlers. These include acute-onset movement disorders, with neurological regression, and other associated neurological symptoms. Anti-NMDAR encephalitis remains a diagnostic challenge, especially in toddlers, with better prognosis associated with early treatment. We report the case of a 15-months-old boy who initially presented with vomiting and later wit ...[more]