N-Methyl d-aspartate receptor antibody encephalitis associated with myelitis

Encephalitis associated with antibodies to the N-methyl d-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) was first described in young women with ovarian teratoma [ [1] Dalmau J. Tuzun F. Wu H. Paraneoplastic anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis associated with ovarian teratoma. Ann Neurol. 2007; 61: 25-36 Crossref PubMed Scopus (1824) Google Scholar ]. It has subsequently been described in men, children and in those without an underlying tumour [2]....