KMID : 1130620140100020157
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Journal of Clinical Neurology 2014 Volume.10 No. 2 p.157 ~ p.161
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Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis in Korea: Clinical Features, Treatment, and Outcome
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Lim Jung-Ah
Lee Soon-Tae Jung Keun-Hwa Kim So-Yun Shin Jung-Won Moon Jang-Sup Byun Jung-Ick Kim Tae-Joon Shin Yong-Won Lee Keon-Joo Kim Young-Su Park Kyung-Il Lee Sang-Kun Chu Kon
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Abstract
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Background and Purpose: Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis is the most common type of autoimmune synaptic encephalitis and it often responds to treatment. We analyzed the clinical characteristics of anti-NMDAR encephalitis in Korea.
Methods: Serum and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of adult patients (aged ¡Ã18 years) with encephalitis of undetermined cause were screened for anti-NMDAR antibodies using a cell-based indirect immunofluorescence assay. The patients came from 41 university hospitals.
Results: Of the 721 patients screened, 40 were identified with anti-NMDAR antibodies and clinical details of 32 patients were obtained (median age, 41.5 years; 15 females). Twenty-two patients (68.8%) presented with psychiatric symptoms, 16 (50%) with seizures, 13 (40.6%) with movement disorders, 15 (46.9%) with dysautonomia, 11 (34.4%) with memory disturbance, and 11 (34.4%) with speech disturbance. Magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, and CSF examinations yielded nonspecific findings. Tumor information was only available for 22 patients: 5 patients had tumors, and 2 of these patients had ovarian teratomas. Twenty-two patients received immunotherapy and/or surgery, and therapeutic responses were analyzed in 21 patients, of which 14 (66.7%) achieved favorable functional outcomes (score on the modified Rankin Scale of 0-2).
Conclusions: This study investigated the clinical characteristics of adult anti-NMDAR encephalitis in Korea. Currently, elderly patients who do not have tumors are commonly diagnosed with this condition. Understanding the detailed clinical characteristics of this disease will improve the early detection of anti-NMDAR encephalitis in patients both young and old.
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KEYWORD
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encephalitis, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibody, autoimmune encephalitis
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