Abstract:Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is a rare disease that occurs when antibodies produced by the body's own immune system attack the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in the brain (Dalmau, 2016). For a relatively rare condition, one academic hospital in an urban centre noted four cases of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in one single year. Patients develop a multistage condition that progresses from psychosis, memory deficits, seizures, respiratory difficulties, abnormal catatonic movements and language disin… Show more
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