July 2019; 6 (4) Clinical/Scientific NotesOpen Access
Cerebellar ataxia as a presenting symptom in a patient with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
View ORCID ProfileMichiel H.F. Poorthuis, View ORCID ProfileJosephus L.M. van Rooij, Anna H. Koch, Annelies E.M. Verdonkschot, Machteld M. Leembruggen, View ORCID ProfileMaarten J. Titulaer
First published June 4, 2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000579
Michiel H.F. Poorthuis
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.
MDJosephus L.M. van Rooij
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.
MDAnna H. Koch
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.
MDAnnelies E.M. Verdonkschot
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.
MDMachteld M. Leembruggen
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.
MD, PhDMaarten J. Titulaer
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.
MD, PhDCerebellar ataxia as a presenting symptom in a patient with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
Michiel H.F. Poorthuis, Josephus L.M. van Rooij, Anna H. Koch, Annelies E.M. Verdonkschot, Machteld M. Leembruggen, Maarten J. Titulaer
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm Jul 2019, 6 (4) e579; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000579
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