Anti-N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis: A Single Case Report

Corresponding author: Nikolas Andre Mata-Machado, Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Illinois, 1801 west Taylor Street, Suite 2E (MC 686), Chicago, IL, USA. Email: [email protected]

Received Date: Nov 21, 2019
Published Date: Dec 6, 2019
Copyright © 2019 Mata-Machado NA.

Citation: Mata-Machado NA. (2019). Anti-N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis: A Single Case Report. Mathews J Cytol Histol 3(2): 12.

ABSTRACT

Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis usually presents with behavioral manifestations and subsequently emerge by an acute or subacute movement disorders. Although in adults the movement disorders seem to appear after a prodromal period with psychiatric features, in children diagnosed with anti-NMDAR encephalitis they may be the initial manifestation. We report a case of a 7 years old male with history of choreiform movements and two isolated seizures episodes.

Keywords: Encephalitis; Anti-N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor; Seizures; Choreiform Movements.