Anti NMDAR autoimmune encephalitis: differential diagnosis
Evidence-based neurology checklist on anti nmdar autoimmune encephalitis: differential diagnosis: Differential diagnosis Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis Psychosis Other autoimmune encephalitis Autistic regression in toddlers Headache with neurological deficits and CSF lymphocytosis (HaNDL)…
Differential diagnosis
- Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis
- Psychosis
- Other autoimmune encephalitis
- Autistic regression in toddlers
- Headache with neurological deficits and CSF lymphocytosis (HaNDL) syndrome
- Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)
References
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- Scott O, Richer L, Forbes K, et al. Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis: an unusual cause of autistic regression in a toddler. J Child Neurol 2014; 29:691-694.
- Finke C, Mengel A, Prüss H, Stöcker W, Meisel A, Ruprecht K. Anti-NMDAR encephalitis mimicking HaNDL syndrome. Cephalalgia 2014; 34:1012-1014.
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