Encephalitis (Jan 2024)

The association between autoimmune encephalitis mediated by N-methyl-ᴅ-aspartate receptor autoantibodies and COVID-19: a systematic review

  • Ahmad Sawalha,
  • Huda Alkilani,
  • Rami Abdelaziz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.47936/encephalitis.2023.00171
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 3 – 10

Abstract

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Neurological complications related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection have been increasingly reported. One of the most serious neurological complications is encephalitis, which could be due either to direct viral invasion or an immune-mediated inflammatory reaction. In this study, we conducted a systematic review of reported cases of autoimmune encephalitis mediated by N-methyl-ᴅ-aspartate receptor antibodies in conjunction with or after diagnosis of COVID-19 infection.

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