In February 2025, Ryan Alto, a 48-year-old from California, developed what seemed like a routine flu. He had a headache, body aches, and general fatigue, but within hours of driving himself to the ...

It remains difficult to distinguish anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis from a primary psychiatric disorder, but recent studies have identified clinical features and proposed screening criteria that could ...

October 20, 2008 – Tumor removal and immunotherapy can reverse anti-NMDA–receptor encephalitis, researchers show. Reporting in an early release published online October 11 in Lancet Neurology, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cognitive recovery was greatest within the first 6 months of diagnosis, persisting up to 36 months. After the 36 ...

A Texas college student spent months suffering from unexplained seizures and psychosis before UTHealth Houston doctors determined she had a rare condition.

University of Utah Health researchers are leading a five-year, $22-million nationwide clinical trial for NMDA receptor encephalitis––a type of autoimmune encephalitis that prompts the immune system to ...

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is an inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system. It is a rare autoimmune disease that results in the body producing antibodies against the NMDA ...