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Anti-NMDAR encephalitis was identified >4 times as frequently as HSV -1, WNV, or VZV and was the leading entity identified in our cohort. We found that 65% of anti-NMDAR encephalitis occurred in patients aged =18 years. This disorder demonstrated a predilection, which was not observed with viral etiologies, for females (P<.01). Seizures, language dysfunction, psychosis, and electroencephalographic abnormalities were significantly more frequent in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis (P<.05), and autonomic instability occurred exclusively in this group. Anti-NMDAR encephalitis rivals viral etiologies as a cause of encephalitis within the CEP cohort. This entity deserves a prominent place on the encephalitic differential diagnosis to avoid unnecessary diagnostic and treatment costs, and to permit a more timely treatment. |
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