NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in Children - article link

[Tenacity]

For my fellow PANDAS/PITAND parent/scholars! (Perhaps someone already posted this on the forum, but I didn't spot it.)

 

"Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor (NMDAR) Encephalitis in Children and Adolescents"

Florance, et al. July 2009.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P...ihms-173684.pdf

[PhillyPA]

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[rockytop]

Thanks, tenacity, for posting this.

About a year ago, a family memeber sent me a link of a video young woman with NMDA encephalitis- as her presentation was so much like my daughter's. In fact I meant to ask our PANDAS doc, if possibly this could be the factor in my child's illness- as we really have no proof of strep. However, when daughter # 2 had 2 clear cut PANDAS/strep episodes, I just kind of moved on from this being a possible cause in my first child's sudden onset psychosis and other symptoms. I will definitely revisit the issue with our neuro next time. Glad to know treatments are similar-- now, if I could only get her to accept treatment!

 

Thanks again for bringing this to mind. I will be saving it to my PANDAS file:)