Anti-NMDAR Antibody Testing Offers Hope, but Caution Remains in Pediatric
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Anti-NMDAR Antibody Testing Offers Hope, but Caution Remains in Pediatric Encephalitis
Encephalitis in children can begin with symptoms that seem psychiatric, behavioral, or nonspecific: sudden anxiety, insomnia, confusion, seizures, abnormal movements, speech loss, or a dramatic change in personality. Behind some of these cases lies anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system produces antibodies against a key protein on the surface of […]
Anti-NMDAR Antibody Testing Offers Hope, but Caution Remains in Pediatric
Encephalitis in children can begin with symptoms that seem psychiatric, behavioral, or nonspecific: sudden anxiety, insomnia, confusion, seizures, abnormal movements, speech loss, or a dramatic change in personality. Behind some of these cases lies anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system produces antibodies against a key protein on the surface of nerve cells. A new article by A. Furthmiller and J.M. Kap…
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