Administration of isoflurane-controlled dyskinetic movements caused by anti-NMDAR encephalitis
Common clinical features of anti-NMDAR encephalitis are psychiatric symptoms, decreased level of consciousness, seizures, autonomic dysfunction, orofacial dyskinesias, and several types of abnormal movements. The present case report addresses the challenging management of these movement abnormalitie...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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May 1, 2013
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Neurology
Year: 2013, Volume: 80, Issue: 21, Pages: 1997-1998 |
| ISSN: | 1526-632X |
| DOI: | 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318293e334 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e318293e334 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://n.neurology.org/content/80/21/1997 |
| Author Notes: | Christoph Gumbinger, MD, Christian Hametner, MD, Brigitte Wildemann, MD, Roland Veltkamp, MD, Julian Bösel, MD |
| Summary: | Common clinical features of anti-NMDAR encephalitis are psychiatric symptoms, decreased level of consciousness, seizures, autonomic dysfunction, orofacial dyskinesias, and several types of abnormal movements. The present case report addresses the challenging management of these movement abnormalities with a volatile anesthetic in the prolonged period of intensive care treatment.1,2 |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 10.02.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1526-632X |
| DOI: | 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318293e334 |