Teratoma-negative anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis presenting with a single generalized tonic–clonic seizure

Publication date: 2018Source: Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports, Volume 10Author(s): Andy Cheuk-Him Ng, Miljan Tripic, Seyed M. MirsattariAbstractHerein, we describe a case report of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis characterized by a single generalized tonic–clonic seizure and predominantly psychiatric symptoms, persisting long after EEG abnormalities had resolved. We discuss common presentations of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis and advocate for the inclusion of this disease entity in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with one generalized tonic–clonic seizure and prominent psychiatric symptoms.
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - Category: Neurology Source Type: research