Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis complicating ovarian teratomas: a case report

Iptissem Naoura; Adrien Didelot; Francine Walker; Dominique Luton; Martin Koskas

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2011.05.008

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis complicating ovarian teratomas: a case report

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Oct;205(4):e6-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.05.008. Epub 2011 May 10.

Authors

Iptissem Naoura¹, Adrien Didelot, Francine Walker, Dominique Luton, Martin Koskas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics, Hôpital Bichat, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Diderot, Paris 7, France.

PMID: 21704961
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.05.008

Abstract

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is an emerging disease that affects young women. Its diagnosis can be delayed because of the neuropsychiatric symptoms in the foreground, but early removal of the associated teratoma improves the prognosis. We report the treatment of a patient with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis that was related to an ovarian teratoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis / etiology*
Female
Humans
Ovarian Neoplasms / complications*
Teratoma / complications*