title: Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: a video case report.
abstract: This report concerns a 26-year-old Italian woman who was given the diagnosis of anti-NMDAR encephalitis after the incidental identification of an ovarian tumour. Neuropsychiatric symptoms and hyperkinetic movements are very commonly seen as initial symptoms of paraneoplastic encephalitis. Interestingly, our patient showed stereotypical movements predominantly located to lower limbs, mimicking a psychogenic seizure. This latter feature further extends the clinical spectrum of dyskinetic movements of anti-NMDAR encephalitis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy. a.labate@isn.cnr.it
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Labate
authors.forename: Sarosh R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Irani
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gambardella
authors.forename: Emilio Le
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Piane
authors.forename: Vittoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cianci
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Aguglia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020363:Limbic Encephalitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000276:immunology*; D012640:Seizures / Q000503:physiopathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate