Two Cases of Late-Onset Anti-NMDAr Auto-Immune Encephalitis After Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Encephalitis

Two Cases of Late-Onset Anti-NMDAr Auto-Immune Encephalitis After Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Encephalitis

Context: Encephalitis due to herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) was described as a potential trigger for the development of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAr) auto-immune encephalitis (AIE) within a few days to a few weeks after the infection.Methods: We assessed clinical, radiological, and biol...

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Main Authors: Guillaume Dorcet, Marie Benaiteau, Chloé Bost, Catherine Mengelle, Fabrice Bonneville, Guillaume Martin-Blondel, Jérémie Pariente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
herpetic meningoencephalitis
herpes simplex
autoimmune encephalitis
anti-NMDA antibodies
cerebrospinal fluid
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00038/full

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