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Clinical Profile and Neuropsychiatric Outcome in Children with Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis

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Six children with anti-NMDAR encephalitis were followed-up for 6 to 24 months. They presented with seizures, neuropsychiatric symptoms and movement disorder, particularly orofacial dyskinesia and choreoathetosis. Immunosuppressive therapy resulted in varying degrees of improvement; none relapsed. Expressive aphasia was the last symptom to regress.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Apollo Children’s Hospital, Chennai, India

    Mathrubootham Sridhar & Dhanasekhar Kesavelu

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Sridhar, M., Kesavelu, D. Clinical Profile and Neuropsychiatric Outcome in Children with Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis. Indian Pediatr 56, 247–250 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-019-1509-3

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