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Paraneoplastic Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Associated With Ovarian Teratoma Ann Neurol 61:25-36,3, Dalmau,J.,et al, 2007 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Antibodies to NR2B- and NR2A-containing heteromers of the NMDAR associate with a severe but treatment-responsive encephalitis. Our findings provide a diagnostic test and suggest a model of autoimmune NMDAR-related encephalitis with broad implications for other immune-mediated disorders of memory, behavior, and cognition.

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