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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Case Report: Anti-NMDAR encephalitis associated with neurobrucellosis: causality or coexistence?

Yao Wang, Xue Ma, Chao Ma, Tangna Sun, Daidi Zhao, Hongzeng Li, Yaping Yan, Jun Guo

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yao Wang *Department of Neurology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Xue Ma *Department of Neurology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Chao Ma *Department of Cardiology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Tangna SunDepartment of Neurology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Daidi ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Hongzeng LiDepartment of Neurology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Yaping YanCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.
Jun GuoDepartment of Neurology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human brucellosis, caused by

Indexed as

Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor EncephalitisBrucella melitensisBrucellosisAdultAutoantibodiesHumansMaleAutoantibodiesanti-NMDAR antibodiescausalityencephalitisimmunotherapyneurobrucellosis

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PMID40443674
PMCPMC12119473

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