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Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) with anti-NMDA receptor antibodies after human papillomavirus vaccination

  • Therapeutic Aspects in Autoimmunity
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We describe a young woman who developed POTS with positive serum anti-NMDA receptor antibodies and no evidence of encephalitis after vaccination with HPV vaccine, Cervarix. Her symptoms improved significantly with immunomodulatory therapy and re-occurred after immunomodulatory therapy was stopped, suggesting an autoimmune etiology of POTS after vaccination.

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  1. Department of Neurology, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA

    Svetlana Blitshteyn

  2. Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Jill Brook

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Blitshteyn, S., Brook, J. Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) with anti-NMDA receptor antibodies after human papillomavirus vaccination. Immunol Res 65, 282–284 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12026-016-8855-1

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