Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is an important differential diagnosis in acute psychiatric disease

Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2015 Jan;131(1):69-70. doi: 10.1111/acps.12351. Epub 2014 Oct 23.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Anti-Anxiety Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis / complications*
  • Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis / diagnosis*
  • Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis / drug therapy
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Benzodiazepines / therapeutic use
  • Cognitive Dysfunction / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins / therapeutic use
  • Lorazepam / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / drug therapy
  • Mental Disorders / etiology*
  • Olanzapine
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Anti-Anxiety Agents
  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Immunoglobulins
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Olanzapine
  • Lorazepam