Early diagnosis and treatment improve outcomes for premenarchal patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis and ovarian teratoma

J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Aug;35(4):516-517. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2022.03.004. Epub 2022 Mar 28.

Authors

Amanda V French¹, Lily Grossmann²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts Children's Hospital and Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: Afrench1@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
² Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Tufts Children's Hospital and Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.

PMID: 35358707
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2022.03.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis* / complications
Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis* / diagnosis
Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis* / drug therapy
Early Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Ovarian Neoplasms* / complications
Ovarian Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Teratoma* / complications
Teratoma* / diagnosis
Teratoma* / surgery

Supplementary concepts

Teratoma, Ovarian