title: Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is a well characterized immune-mediated encephalitis. It is increasingly being recognized as one of the common causes of encephalitis, but is frequently misdiagnosed especially in resource-constrained settings. With a simple test available to diagnose the disorder and prospects of good recovery following early immunotherapy, the disorder should be kept as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with unexplained behavioral/psychiatric symptoms and progressive encephalopathy with movement disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Satnam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Juneja
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Devendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Silky
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
keywords: Encephalitis; N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors; immune-mediated encephalitis