Paediatric anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: The first Italian multicenter case series

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology : EJPN : Official Journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society
Stefano SartoriAgnese Suppiej

Abstract

Given the rarity of this condition, especially in children, there is a paucity of large reported paediatric case series of anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis. To contribute to define the features of this condition, we describe retrospectively a new nationwide case series of 20 children (50% females), referred by 13 Italian centres. Mean age at onset was 8 years (range 3-17). Prodromal symptoms were reported in 31.6%; onset was with neurological symptoms in 70%, and with behavioural/psychiatric disturbances in 30%. Most patients developed a severe clinical picture (90%), and 41% experienced medical complications; children 12-18 years old seemed to be more severe and symptomatic than younger patients. All children received first-line immune therapy; second-line treatment was administered to 45%. Relapses occurred in 15%. At last follow-up (mean 23.9 months, range 5-82), 85% patients had mRS 0-1; this rate was higher among older patients, and in those receiving first immune therapy within 1 month. Our case series confirms a symptomatologic core of paediatric anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis, even though displaying some distinctive features that may be explained by a specific genetic background or by the...Continue Reading

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