Case Presentation of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in a 4-Year-Old Boy.

Creator(s)

Daniel A. Gbadero
Emmanuel O. Adegbite
Jean-Baptiste Le Pichon, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Tina M. Slusher

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2018

Identifier

DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmx070

Abstract

We report a case of a 4-year-old boy from Oyo, Nigeria, presenting with prolonged seizures and coma with the subsequent development of oro-lingual-facial dyskinesia with frequent tongue thrusting, dysconjugate gaze and choreoathetoid movements of the limbs because of autoimmune encephalitis consistent with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis.

Journal Title

Journal of tropical pediatrics

Volume

64

Issue

4

First Page

352

Last Page

354

MeSH Keywords

Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis; Child; Seizures; Coma

Keywords

Anti-NMDA Encephalitis; Seizures; Coma

Recommended Citation

Gbadero DA, Adegbite EO, LePichon JB, Slusher TM. Case Presentation of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in a 4-Year-Old Boy. J Trop Pediatr. 2018;64(4):352-354. doi:10.1093/tropej/fmx070