A Case of Ovarian Teratoma-Induced N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antibody Encephalitis Presenting With Psychosis and Catatonia, Progressing to the Minimally Conscious State and Successfully Treated With Adjunctive Zolpidem

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2023 Aug 1;25(4):22cr03466. doi: 10.4088/PCC.22cr03466.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis* / complications
  • Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis* / diagnosis
  • Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis* / drug therapy
  • Autoantibodies
  • Catatonia* / drug therapy
  • Catatonia* / etiology
  • Encephalitis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Persistent Vegetative State
  • Psychotic Disorders* / complications
  • Psychotic Disorders* / drug therapy
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
  • Teratoma* / complications
  • Teratoma* / drug therapy
  • Zolpidem

Substances

  • Zolpidem
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
  • Autoantibodies

Supplementary concepts

  • Teratoma, Ovarian