Extreme delta brush EEG pattern in a case with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
Ideggyogyaszati Szemle, vol.68, no.9-10, pp.357-360, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 68 Issue: 9-10
- Publication Date: 2015
- Doi Number: 10.18071/isz.68.0357
- Journal Name: Ideggyogyaszati Szemle
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.357-360
- Keywords: Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, EEG, Extreme delta brush, Prognosis
- Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor NMDA-R encephalitis is caused by antibodies against the NMDA-R and characterized by a severe encephalopathy with psychosis, epileptic seizures and autonomic disturbances. This disorder is often accompanied with malignancies, especially ovarian teratoma. Some patients' EEGs show a different pattern similar to the waveforms of premature infants and this pattern is specifically named as extreme delta brush (EDB). We report a 24-year-old female having anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis and EDB patern.