1. Seronegative autoimmune encephalitis
- Author
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Owais Alsrouji and Anza B. Memon
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Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,MEDLINE ,Hashimoto Disease ,Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Immunologic Factors ,Cognitive Dysfunction ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Cognitive decline ,Aged ,Autoimmune encephalitis ,Practice ,business.industry ,Brain ,General Medicine ,Emergency department ,Plasmapheresis ,medicine.disease ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Rheumatoid arthritis ,Antibodies, Antinuclear ,Encephalitis ,Female ,business ,Rituximab ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
A 68-year-old woman with a history of rheumatoid arthritis presented to the emergency department with 3 months of rapidly progressing cognitive decline. Examination revealed new short-term memory loss, poor attention, difficulty conceptualizing tasks and inability to complete multistep actions. more...
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- 2020