Autoimmune Encephalopathy Beyond Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis: The Case of an Adolescent Male with AntiAcetylcholine Receptor Ganglionic Neuronal Antibody Encephalitis

Autoimmune encephalitis is an increasingly recognized disease process in the differential assessment of youth presenting with acute altered mental status or psychosis. Much of the recent evidence relating to autoimmune encephalitis in the past 10 years relates to anti-N-methyl D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis. Anti-NMDAR encephalitis was first reported by Dalmau et al. in 2007 and is the most common noninfectious cause of encephalitis.1,2 However, there are other less common causes of autoimmune encephalitis that are important to consider in the differential of acute altered mental status in youth.

Source: Psychosomatics - July 20, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ferdnand C. Osuagwu, Sarah S. Mohiuddin, Nasuh Malas Tags: Case Report Source Type: research