Background A 34-year-old woman presented with headache, feverish sensation and anxiety, rapidly followed by homicidal ideation, aggressive agitation, seizures, hypoventilation, hyperthermia and ...

Instead, they were found to have a newly described disease called anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, caused when the body’s immune system goes haywire and attacks a protein in the brain. The ...

An MRI done outside showed an altered signal in the left temporal region of the brain, diagnosed by Dr Pradnya Shinde, consultant radiologist. "Her CSF autoimmune encephalitis test showed NMDA ...

It occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the NMDA receptors in the brain, ... Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is misdiagnosed as a psychiatric disorder in up to 40% of patients.

The startup’s lead program, an antibody from Astellas Pharma, is a potential treatment for anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (ANRE), a rare autoimmune inflammatory disorder. By Frank Vinluan on ...

Ben Tarver, 29, suffered debilitating night terrors, which were the first symptoms of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, a rare autoimmune disorder that landed him in the ICU.

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis - also known as Brain on Fire disease - is misdiagnosed as a psychiatric disorder in up to 40% of patients. Health Connection Get connected to a healthier life.

NMDA receptor encephalitis is the most common form of antibody-caused brain disease, in which antibodies suddenly attack the brain, thus turning against the patient's own body.

It wasn't until more than a month later - after a "really severe episode" - that he was finally diagnosed with a rare condition called Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, which occurs when harmful ...

Paraneoplastic anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is potentially lethal, ... MRI Frequently: small ... Her current clinical and research interests focus on neurodegenerative diseases and brain tumors.

MRI showed persistent FLAIR ... A Patient With Encephalitis Associated With NMDA Receptor ... Her current clinical and research interests focus on neurodegenerative diseases and brain ...