Nonchalant Midterm-taker Develops Altered Mental Status (video)
Creator
Shira Simon, Bruno Policeni, Matthew Thurtell
Subject
Optic Neuritis; Meningo-Encephalitis
History
A 19 year-old female presented in April 2016 with two weeks of worsening headaches, malaise, left-hand weakness, and confusion. Symptoms started during a trip to Cancun and one week after visiting a friend with mumps. Although she was becoming increasingly lethargic, she refused to seek medical attention during midterm exams.
Disease/Diagnosis
Tumor-negative anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) encephalitis with bilateral optic neuritis
Date
2017-04
References
Cobo-Calvo A, et al. Optic neuritis in the setting of NMDA receptor encephalitis. J Neuroophthalmol. 2014;34(3):316-9. Dalmau J, et al. Paraneoplastic Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Associated with Ovarian Teratoma. Ann Neurology. 2007;61(1):25-36.
Language
eng
Format
video/mp4
Type
Image/Moving
Source
49th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of
NANOS Annual Meeting 2017: Frank B. Walsh Session 2
