title: Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis associated with transient cerebral dyschromatopsia, prosopagnosia, and lack of stereopsis.
abstract: A 20-year-old woman suffered from anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis and was treated with removal of an ovarian teratoma and retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma in addition to immunotherapy. She was incapable of face recognition, had difficulty with object recognition, and lacked color sensation and stereo perception during recovery. These symptoms were transient and completely resolved over 4 months. Our report documents additional aspects of visual impairment associated with anti-NMDAR encephalitis and suggests that the disease can lead to diffuse cerebral dysfunction including the cortical visual system.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Ophthalmology (HS, MW) and Neurology (TY, RO, TB, ST), Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and Inouye Eye Hospital (MW), Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sawamura
authors.forename: Tomotaka
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ohtomo
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bannai
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wakakura
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuji
mesh_terms: D060426:Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis / Q000150:complications*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D003867:Depth Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D020238:Prosopagnosia / Q000150:complications*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003847:Deoxyglucose