Case report: anaesthetic management of radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer associated with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis

Abstract Background Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a rare neurological disorder that is caused by the production of antibodies against NMDARs. As many anaesthetic drugs interact with NMDARs and may worsen the disease and because the disease poses risks, such as cardiovasc...

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Main Authors: Lei Ding, Hongyu Tan, Ziyu Li, Jiafu Ji, Xuejun Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-017-0379-2