The Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Foundation Newsletter

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a common cause of encephalitis in intensive care units. Until now, no reliable method has existed for predicting the outcome of anti-NMDAR encephalitis.

 




Up to 80 percent of patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (ANMDARE) are first seen by psychiatrists, as a result of the psychiatric symptoms seen in …Read More…

 




NMDA-receptor antibodies alter cortical microcircuit dynamics

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Clin EEG Neurosci. 2018 Sep 24:1550059418800867. doi: 10.1177/1550059418800867.[Epub ahead of print]…

 




Modern doctors have also observed that people who suffer from certain autoimmune diseases, like lupus, can develop what looks like psychiatric illness.These…

 




While brain asymmetry has been a fascinating issue in neuroscience, the critical mechanism remains to be elucidated. Based on some index cases with asymmetric 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) uptake in leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1)-antibody…

 




Brain Dev. 2018 Sep 29. pii: S0387-7604(18)30093-7. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2018.09.001.[Epub ahead of print]…

 




BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Jun 8;2018. pii: bcr-2018-224169. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224169.

 




View the entire playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwlvPe1bGTl9GqPMhEG5_zRVd3NVSSQ46 This video series contains a visual demonstration of …

 




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