EBV-NMDA double positive encephalitis in an immunocompromised patient

J Neurol Sci. 2019 Jan 15:396:76-77. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2018.11.001. Epub 2018 Nov 3.

Authors

Jinte Garré¹, Mathieu Sprengers¹, Deborah Van Melkebeke², Guy Laureys³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
² Department of Neurology, Algemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis Aalst, Belgium.
³ Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium. Electronic address: guy.laureys@uzgent.be.

PMID: 30419370
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2018.11.001

No abstract available

Keywords: Anti-NMDA-receptor; Autoimmune; Encephalitis; Epstein-barr; Immunocompromised; Solid organ transplant; Viral.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Autoantibodies / blood
Encephalitis / complications*
Encephalitis / virology*
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / complications*
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Male
Middle Aged
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / immunology*

Substances

Autoantibodies
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate