Pediatric neurology
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Pediatric neurology · Feb 2014
Review Case ReportsAnti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-mediated encephalitis in infants and toddlers: case report and review of the literature.
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is an increasingly well-recognized inflammatory encephalitis in children and adults. ⋯ Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is relatively common among infants and toddlers and often presents with a pattern of defining characteristics in this age group, particularly the absence of associated tumor.