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Spontaneous recovery from anti-NMDAR encephalitis

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The authors thank Professor Angela Vincent (Dept. of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK) for Ab assay (see text).

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  1. Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Amelia Evoli, Pietro Spinelli, Giovanni Frisullo, Paolo E. Alboini, Serenella Servidei & Camillo Marra

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Abbreviations

Abbreviations

AMPAR:

Alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor

beta-hCG:

Beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin

CA 19.9:

Carbohydrate antigen 19.9

CA125:

Carbohydrate antigen 125

CA 15.3:

Cancer antigen 15.3

CASPR2:

Contactin-associated protein 2

CEA:

Carcino-embryonic antigen

CMV:

Cytomegalovirus

CNS:

Central nervous system

CSF:

Cerebrospinal fluid

CT:

Computed tomography

CYFRA 21.1:

Cytokeratin fragment 21.1

EBV:

Epstein–Barr virus

EEG:

Electroencephalogram

FLAIR:

Fluid attenuated inversion recovery

GABAR1:

Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor 1

HIV:

Human immunodeficiency virus

HSV:

Herpes simplex virus

LGI1:

Leucine-rich glioma inactivated 1

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

NSE:

Neuron-specific enolase

PCR:

Polymerase chain reaction

PET:

Positron emission tomography

VZV:

Varicella-zoster virus

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Evoli, A., Spinelli, P., Frisullo, G. et al. Spontaneous recovery from anti-NMDAR encephalitis. J Neurol 259, 1964–1966 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6457-y

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