Successful treatment of antiN-methyl-d-aspartate receptor limbic encephalitis in a 22-monthold child with plasmapheresis and pharmacological immunomodulation

Arch Dis Child. 2010 Apr;95(4):312. doi: 10.1136/adc.2009.164889.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Autoantibodies / analysis*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / therapy*
  • Child
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Encephalitis / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Mycophenolic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Mycophenolic Acid / therapeutic use
  • Plasmapheresis
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / immunology*

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
  • Mycophenolic Acid