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Refractory Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in Early Pregnancy
A Case Report of Treatment Course and Pregnancy Outcomes
View ORCID ProfileSarah Fredrich, Cynthia Wang, View ORCID ProfileRam Narayan, Lauren Tardo, View ORCID ProfileKyle M. Blackburn, View ORCID ProfileSteven Vernino
First published June 21, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000200007
Sarah Fredrich
From the Department of Neurology (S.F., C.W., L.T., K.M.B., S.V.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; and Department of Neurology (R.N.), Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ.
MDCynthia Wang
From the Department of Neurology (S.F., C.W., L.T., K.M.B., S.V.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; and Department of Neurology (R.N.), Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ.
MDRam Narayan
From the Department of Neurology (S.F., C.W., L.T., K.M.B., S.V.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; and Department of Neurology (R.N.), Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ.
MDLauren Tardo
From the Department of Neurology (S.F., C.W., L.T., K.M.B., S.V.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; and Department of Neurology (R.N.), Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ.
MDKyle M. Blackburn
From the Department of Neurology (S.F., C.W., L.T., K.M.B., S.V.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; and Department of Neurology (R.N.), Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ.
MDSteven Vernino
From the Department of Neurology (S.F., C.W., L.T., K.M.B., S.V.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; and Department of Neurology (R.N.), Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ.
MD, PhDRefractory Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in Early Pregnancy
A Case Report of Treatment Course and Pregnancy Outcomes
Sarah Fredrich, Cynthia Wang, Ram Narayan, Lauren Tardo, Kyle M. Blackburn, Steven Vernino
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm Sep 2022, 9 (5) e200007; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200007
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vol. 9 no. 5 e200007
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- Received February 9, 2022
- Accepted in final form April 25, 2022
- First Published June 21, 2022.
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Author Disclosures
- Sarah Fredrich, MD,
- Cynthia Wang, MD,
- Ram Narayan, MD,
- Lauren Tardo, MD,
- Kyle M. Blackburn, MD and
- Steven Vernino, MD, PhD
- Sarah Fredrich, MD,
- Cynthia Wang, MD,
- Ram Narayan, MD,
- Lauren Tardo, MD,
- Kyle M. Blackburn, MD and
- Steven Vernino, MD, PhD
- From the Department of Neurology (S.F., C.W., L.T., K.M.B., S.V.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; and Department of Neurology (R.N.), Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ.
- Correspondence
Dr. Fredrich sfredrich{at}som.umaryland.edu
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