Cerebellar ataxia as a presenting symptom in a patient with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
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- Received January 3, 2019
- Accepted in final form April 21, 2019
- First Published June 4, 2019.
Author Disclosures
- Michiel H.F. Poorthuis, MD,
- Josephus L.M. van Rooij, MD,
- Anna H. Koch, MD,
- Annelies E.M. Verdonkschot, MD,
- Machteld M. Leembruggen, MD, PhD and
- Maarten J. Titulaer, MD, PhD
- Michiel H.F. Poorthuis, MD,
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- Josephus L.M. van Rooij, MD,
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- Anna H. Koch, MD,
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- Annelies E.M. Verdonkschot, MD,
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- Machteld M. Leembruggen, MD, PhD and
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- Maarten J. Titulaer, MD, PhD
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(1) Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, since June 2014
(1) filed a patent for "methods for typing neurological disorders and cancer, and devices for use therein" specifically about diagnostics for anti-GABAB receptor antibodies and KCTD antibodies.
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(1) Medimmune LLC, research funds for serving on the scientific advisory board; (2) Guidepoint Global LLC, research funds for consultancy; (3) Novartis, research funds for teaching; (4) unrestricted research grant from Euroimmun AG.
(1) supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO, Veni incentive and Memorabel initiative)
(1) Previously supported by an ErasmusMC fellowship
(1) supported by the Dutch Epilepsy Foundations, projectnumber 14-19.
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- From the Department of Neurology (M.H.F.P., J.L.M.R., M.M.L.) and Department of Gynaecology (A.H.K., A.E.M.V.), Tergooi, Blaricum; and Department of Neurology (M.J.T.), Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Correspondence
Dr. Titulaer m.titulaer{at}erasmusmc.nl
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- Nicolas X. Urriola, Clinical Immunologist, Neurologist and Immunopathologst, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Submitted August 09, 2019
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