a In some patients with paraneoplastic anti-NMDAR encephalitis, the possibilities ... constellation of symptoms, MRI findings and CSF inflammatory abnormalities readily excluded these disorders ...

A MRI-head suggested viral encephalitis but lumbar puncture and serum showed strongly positive for anti-NMDA receptor antibodies, thought potentially secondary to the patient’s disease-modifying drugs ...

MRI of the brain with contrast ... Extensive antibody screening including for N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R), glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2), ...

“It's a really rare disease. It's basically one in a million,” says Onyx Middleton's neurologist Dr. Varun Kannan photos courtesy of Cherise Middleton Freshman year of college, 18-year-old ...

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Six days later, on February 22, which coincidentally is World Encephalitis Day, Onyx was diagnosed with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (NMDARE), an autoimmune condition in which the body's immune ...

Using an advanced imaging technique ... to a different receptor called VLDLR, found on mammalian brain cells. This same receptor is shared by WEEV's cousin, eastern equine encephalitis virus ...

Teddi Mellencamp revealed a positive update on her Stage 4 cancer battle, and said a recent scan showed her brain and lung tumors were decreasing in size. Mellencamp, 43, held back tears on ...

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Researchers at Bexson Biomedical Inc. and Saint Joseph’s University have synthesized NMDA receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders.