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Case Reports 2018
Medical Case Reports
ISSN: 2471-8041
Page 25
May 28-29, 2018
London, UK
8
th
Edition of International Conference on
Clinical and Medical Case Reports
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MDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate, a glutamate receptor)
receptor is involved in higher brain functions including
learning and memory. Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
is an autoimmune disorder with complex presentations
that includes psychiatric symptoms, memory deficits and
autonomic instability. It has been recognized as an important
differential diagnosis in patients presented initially with
psychiatric manifestations. Patients present variant signs that
range from anxiety symptoms and seizure to unresponsive
states, which may mislead diagnosis towards psychosis in
the emergency department as this disease is a neurological
disorder in psychiatric disguise. As the diagnosis of this
disorder creates a great challenge in emergency department
mainly for psychiatrist and can be easily missed, its recognition
for physicians in general and psychiatrists specially, is very
important. It is crucial to know about its clinical presentation
and management. The difficulty in this case is being in very
young age group. Awareness and early recognition yields a
high recovery rate and better prognosis.
Biography
Noor Al Modihesh has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Medical School
from King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She is also a Board
Certified in Psychiatry (both Saudi and Arab) and had distinction in CBT Di-
ploma from King Saud University. She is the Head of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry Unit in King Khalid University Hospital and Assistant Professor of
Psychiatry in College of Medicine in King Saud University.
nalmodihesh@ksu.edu.saRare cause of acute psychiatric manifestation in children: a
case report of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
Noor Al Modihesh
King Saud University Medical City, Saudi Arabia
Noor Al Modihesh, Med Case Rep. 2018, Volume 4
DOI:10.21767/2471-8041-C1-002