Severe Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Under Immunosuppression After Liver Transplantation

Severe Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Under Immunosuppression After Liver Transplantation

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is a rare and often therapy-responsive autoimmune disease that usually affects young adults and causes neuropsychiatric symptoms. Here, we describe a 69-year-old patient who developed anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis while being under adequate immunosuppressive therapy...

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Main Authors: Franz Felix Konen, Philipp Schwenkenbecher, Konstantin Fritz Jendretzky, Martin Werner Hümmert, Florian Wegner, Martin Stangel, Kurt-Wolfram Sühs, Thomas Skripuletz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Epstein-Barr virus
anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
immunosuppression
liver-transplantation
autoimmune encephalitis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00987/full

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