Description of the disease * EnglishPolish Pobierz sekcję do PDF Definition A rare limbic encephalitis characterized by the presence of autoantibodies against NMDA receptors in serum and cerebrospinal fluid. It may be of paraneoplastic (most commonly associated with ovarian teratoma) or non-paraneoplastic origin and is life-threatening but potentially treatable. Patients present with acute behavioral change, psychosis, and catatonia, rapidly progressing to seizures, memory deficit, dyskinesias, speech problems, and autonomic and breathing dysregulation. Disease data Classification Disease Synonyms Limbic encephalitis with N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibodies Zapalenie układu limbicznego z przeciwciałami przeciwko receptorom N-metylo-D-asparaginowym Zapalenie mózgu związane z receptorem NMDA Limbic encephalitis with NMDA receptor antibodies N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis NMDARE anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis ORPHA code 217253 OMIM code - ICD10 code G13.1 ICD11 code - *Soruce Extended description of the disease Pobierz sekcję do PDF No additional description. Orphanet - interntowa baza danych dotyczących rzadkich chorób i sierochych leków. ©INSERM 1999 - Dostępna na stronie www.orphanet.pl