NMDAR Encephalitis Associated With Acute Chikungunya Virus Infection: A New Trigger?

• Hauptverfasser: Paulo Ribeiro Nóbrega (Verfasst von), Norma Martins de Menezes Morais (Verfasst von), Pedro Braga-Neto (Verfasst von), Liziana Sofia da Silva Barros (Verfasst von), Fernanda Paiva Pereira Honório (Verfasst von), Alessandra Dellavance (Verfasst von), Romana Hoftberger (Verfasst von), Lívia Almeida Dutra (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Anti-NMDAR encephalitis is the most frequent cause of autoimmune encephalitis. Chikungunya (CHIK) is an arbovirus responsible for outbreaks of fever, cutaneous rash and arthritis in underdeveloped countries, and a trigger for autoimmunity.Case Presentation: We report a five-year-old male...