Uncommon Cause of Psychotic Behavior in a 9-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors encephalitis (ANMDARE) is a well-defined, life threatening, but treatable disorder that often occurs as a paraneoplastic manifestation of ovarian teratomas in adult women. We report a child with this disorder who displayed a subacute onset of delirium, seizures,...
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| description | Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors encephalitis (ANMDARE) is a well-defined, life threatening, but treatable disorder that often occurs as a paraneoplastic manifestation of ovarian teratomas in adult women. We report a child with this disorder who displayed a subacute onset of delirium, seizures, and autonomic instability. Antibodies against NMDA receptor were detectable in the serum and in the cerebrospinal fluid. No teratoma or other tumour was detected. We speculate that the previous viral/mycoplasma infection may be the trigger of this encephalitis. This patient showed a reversal of the neurological symptoms after intravenous immunoglobulin. Prompt recognition of this disorder followed by immunotherapy results in full neurological recovery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2063a0734fcc4e5e881bb2236d1f381a2025-02-03T00:59:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/358520358520Uncommon Cause of Psychotic Behavior in a 9-Year-Old Girl: A Case ReportWillemina K. Van Putten0Said Hachimi-Idrissi1Anna Jansen2Viola Van Gorp3Luc Huyghens4Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Brussels University Hospital, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, BelgiumPaediatric Intensive Care Unit, Brussels University Hospital, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, BelgiumPaediatric Intensive Care Unit, Brussels University Hospital, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, BelgiumPaediatric Intensive Care Unit, Brussels University Hospital, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, BelgiumPaediatric Intensive Care Unit, Brussels University Hospital, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, BelgiumAnti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors encephalitis (ANMDARE) is a well-defined, life threatening, but treatable disorder that often occurs as a paraneoplastic manifestation of ovarian teratomas in adult women. We report a child with this disorder who displayed a subacute onset of delirium, seizures, and autonomic instability. Antibodies against NMDA receptor were detectable in the serum and in the cerebrospinal fluid. No teratoma or other tumour was detected. We speculate that the previous viral/mycoplasma infection may be the trigger of this encephalitis. This patient showed a reversal of the neurological symptoms after intravenous immunoglobulin. Prompt recognition of this disorder followed by immunotherapy results in full neurological recovery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/358520 |
| spellingShingle | Willemina K. Van Putten Said Hachimi-Idrissi Anna Jansen Viola Van Gorp Luc Huyghens Uncommon Cause of Psychotic Behavior in a 9-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Uncommon Cause of Psychotic Behavior in a 9-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report |
| title_full | Uncommon Cause of Psychotic Behavior in a 9-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Uncommon Cause of Psychotic Behavior in a 9-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Uncommon Cause of Psychotic Behavior in a 9-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report |
| title_short | Uncommon Cause of Psychotic Behavior in a 9-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report |
| title_sort | uncommon cause of psychotic behavior in a 9 year old girl a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/358520 |
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