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A Bolt from the Blue: A case of NMDA Encephalitis with a Small Ovarian Teratoma, and review

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER, Sector-12, Chandigarh, India

    Sujata Siwatch (Associate Professor), Vanita Jain (Professor) & Bharti Sharma (Associate Professor)

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis & Imaging, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Veenu Singla (Professor)

  3. Department of Neurology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Karthik Vinay Mahesh (Assistant Professor)

  4. Department of Cytology and Gynecological Pathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Nalini Gupta (Professor)

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Sujata Siwatch is an Associate Professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India; Vanita Jain is an Professor at Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India; Bharti Sharma is a Research Fellow at Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India; Veenu Singla is a Professor at Department of Radiodiagnosis & Imaging, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India; Karthik Vinay Mahesh is an Assistant Professor at Department of Neurology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. Nalini Gupta is a Professor at Department of Cytology and Gynecological Pathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

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Siwatch, S., Jain, V., Sharma, B. et al. A Bolt from the Blue: A case of NMDA Encephalitis with a Small Ovarian Teratoma, and review. J Obstet Gynecol India 71, 637–640 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-021-01478-x

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