N-Methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antibody in relation to autism spectrum disorder (ASD): presence and association with symptom profile

Abstract Background Several studies pointed to immune dysregulation abnormalities linked to autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Of those, several autoantibodies had been identified. Recent findings of N-methyl d-aspartate (NMDA) antibodies in autoimmune encephalitis suggested that it caused symptoms li...

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Main Authors: Heba Hamed Elshahawi, Ghada Refaat Amin Taha, Hanan Mohamed Ezzeldin Azzam, Reem H. El Ghamry, Ahmed Adel Mohammad Abdelgawad, Mohammad Abdullah Ahmad Abdullah Elshiekh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-11-01
Series:Middle East Current Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-021-00141-5