On the quest for hidden ovarian teratomas in therapy-refractory anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: a case report

On the quest for hidden ovarian teratomas in therapy-refractory anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: a case report

Abstract Background Anti-NMDA-receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis is often associated with ovarian teratoma (OT). The best management of anti-NMDAR encephalitis patients with normal imaging studies (pelvic ultrasound/MRI) but clinically high risk of OT (e.g., female, adult, black) is unclear. We repo...

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Main Authors: Christoph Cirkel, Anna Cirkel, Georg Royl, Alex Frydrychowicz, Lars Tharun, Steffen Deichmann, Achim Rody, Thomas F. Münte, Björn Machner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Neurological Research and Practice
Subjects:
NMDA encephalitis
Ovarian teratoma
Laparoscopy
Oophorectomy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42466-022-00181-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42466-022-00181-0

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