Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate encephalitis - a case study of symptomatic progression

作者：Bowes Emma; Levy Florence^*; Lawson John; Mandalis Anna; Mohan Adith; Weickert Cynthia Shannon

来源：Australasian Psychiatry, 2015, 23(4): 422-425.

DOI：10.1177/1039856215588229

• N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor
• catatonia
• dyskinesia
• dopamine
• mania

Objective: To present the diagnosis course and sequelae of a case of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis, drawing attention to early psychiatric symptoms.
Method: The literature on anti-NMDA encephalitis is reviewed and possible psychopathological mechanisms discussed.
Result: New onset psychoses, presenting with the combination of hallucinations, dyskinesias and seizures and progressing to catatonia should be referred to neurology for consideration of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis is important for a favourable prognosis.

• 出版日期2015-8