Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis in a young woman with an ovarian tumour

Hong Kong Med J. 2010 Aug;16(4):313-6.

Abstract

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is characterised by psychiatric and neurological abnormalities and occurs in frequent association with ovarian teratoma. We report the first confirmed case of teratoma-associated anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis in Hong Kong in a young woman presenting with confusion and prominent dyskinesia, followed by a review of the current literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dyskinesias / etiology
  • Encephalitis / diagnosis
  • Encephalitis / etiology
  • Encephalitis / immunology*
  • Female
  • Hong Kong
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / complications*
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / immunology*
  • Teratoma / complications
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate