Successful Laparoscopic Resection of 7 mm Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratoma Associated with Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis

• Main Authors: Masaru Hayashi (Author), Emi Motegi (Author), Koichi Honma (Author), Nobuhide Masawa (Author), Hideki Sakuta (Author), Koichi Hirata (Author), Yasushi Kaji (Author), Ichio Fukasawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Anti-NMDAR (N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor) encephalitis is an immune-mediated encephalitis. It has been predominantly described in young women and is commonly associated with an ovarian teratoma. We report a case of anti-NMDAR encephalitis associated with a 7 mm ovarian teratoma that was completely...