Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] AE Dheeraj Makkar, M.D.[2]

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The risk factors include females preponderance, the high incidence of the disease in youngsters, and the increased likelihood of an underlying teratoma among African-Americans. Asian patients had a higher incidence of teratomas.


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  1. Titulaer MJ, McCracken L, Gabilondo I, Armangué T, Glaser C, Iizuka T; et al. (2013). "Treatment and prognostic factors for long-term outcome in patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: an observational cohort study". Lancet Neurol. 12 (2): 157–65. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70310-1. PMC 3563251. PMID 23290630.