PET follow-up in a case of anti-NMDAR encephalitis: arguments for cingulate limbic encephalitis.

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Date publication

mars 2012

Journal

Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr NAMER Izzie-Jacques, Pr DE SEZE Jérôme, Pr MARTIN Thierry


Tous les auteurs :
Chanson JB, Diaconu M, Honnorat J, Martin T, De Seze J, Namer IJ, Hirsch E

Résumé

The lack of specific MRI abnormalities in anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis makes the identification of the most affected areas difficult. Functional neuroimaging could be useful to identify brain dysfunction associated with psychiatric symptoms, but few precise data are available up to now.

Mots clés

Adult, Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis, diagnostic imaging, Female, Gyrus Cinguli, diagnostic imaging, Humans, Limbic Encephalitis, diagnostic imaging, Radionuclide Imaging, Seizures, diagnostic imaging

Référence

Epileptic Disord. 2012 Mar;14(1):90-3