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ArticleClinical medicine (London, England)2017

An unusual case of refractory status epilepticus in a young lady: anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.

Ching Soong Khoo, Nurul Husna Zulkifli, Siti Soraya Ab Rahman

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Article in Clinical medicine (London, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ching Soong KhooPusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia chingsoongkhoo@gmail.com.
Nurul Husna ZulkifliHospital Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Siti Soraya Ab RahmanIslamic Science University of Malaysia, Pandan Indah, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital · MYUniversity Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe a case of a young lady with anti-NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptor encephalitis, who initially presented with status epilepticus. Her seizures and orofacial dyskinesia were refractory to four anticonvulsants. She received intravenous immunoglobulin and a left ovarian tumour (an associated feature) was resected. However, her outcome was poor because of delayed treatment, autonomic dysfunction and complications of prolonged hospitalisation. This case highlights the importance of an early recognition of this rare but increasingly recognised disease.

Indexed as

Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor EncephalitisStatus EpilepticusAdultAnticonvulsantsDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingYoung AdultAnticonvulsantsanti-NMDA receptor encephalitisStatus epilepticus

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PMID28974594
PMCPMC6301918
OpenAlexW2763381501

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