Challenges in diagnosis and management in elderly presenting with very late-onset psychiatric symptoms and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor autoimmune encephalitis

Challenges in diagnosis and management in elderly presenting with very late-onset psychiatric symptoms and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor autoimmune encephalitis

N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis presents with psychiatric and neurological symptoms at various stages of the disease course. We present the case of a 70-year-old elderly woman with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and a family history of psychotic disorder in her son with an illne...

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Main Authors: Anirban Dutta, Abhishek Ramesh, Harkishan Mamtani, Sandhya Mangalore, Shyam Sundar Arumugham, M Netravathi, Palanimuthu Thangaraju Sivakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Geriatric Mental Health
Subjects:
autoimmune encephalitis
electroconvulsive therapy
n-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jgmh.jgmh_44_24
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