Case Presentation of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in a 4-Year-Old Boy

J Trop Pediatr. 2018 Aug 1;64(4):352-354. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmx070.

Abstract

We report a case of a 4-year-old boy from Oyo, Nigeria, presenting with prolonged seizures and coma with the subsequent development of oro-lingual-facial dyskinesia with frequent tongue thrusting, dysconjugate gaze and choreoathetoid movements of the limbs because of autoimmune encephalitis consistent with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis / diagnosis*
  • Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis / drug therapy
  • Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis / virology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Salivation
  • Seizures / etiology*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones