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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 8
| Issue : 2 | Page : 120-122 |
Pediatric anti-N methyl D aspartate receptor encephalitis
Vinit Suri1, Sushma Sharma1, Rohan Gupta1, SK Sogani2, Sunit Mediratta2, Nilesh Jadhao1
1 Department of Neurology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Neurosurgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Vinit Suri
D 343, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110 024
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.117841
Anti-N Methyl D Aspartate Receptor encephalitis (anti-NMDARE) is a recently defined disease, which is probably more under-recognized than rare. We report a case of anti-NMDARE in a 13-years-old girl, who presented with intractable seizures. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case of pediatric anti-NMDARE being reported from India. The need for a greater awareness of this disease and the subtle differences in clinical presentation between pediatric and adult patients are highlighted.
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