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This case illustrates the importance of early recognition and treatment of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in young women.

B48-28 From Psychosis to Seizures: Unmasking Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in a Young Woman

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Case presentation reveals immunotherapy effectiveness for neuropsychiatric decline in a young woman.

This case illustrates the importance of early recognition and treatment of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in young women.
Described a case of a 25-year-old woman with recurrent seizures and psychiatric symptoms.
Utilized immunotherapy with corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG).
Emphasized multidisciplinary management involving critical care, neurology, psychiatry, and gynecology.
EEG showed right-temporal and bifrontal epileptiform discharges with diffuse slowing.
IVIG therapy and immunotherapy led to gradual improvement in symptoms post-extubation.
Follow-up EEG demonstrated improvement in background activity.

Abdullah et al. (2026) studied this question.

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