Conference Paper: Anti-NMDA-R encephalitis: an encephalitis lerthargica-like illness
| Title | Anti-NMDA-R encephalitis: an encephalitis lerthargica-like illness |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chan, SHS Fung, CW Yung, AWY Lee, SL Wong, VCN Dale, RC Vincent, A |
| Keywords | Medical sciences |
| Issue Date | 2009 |
| Publisher | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org.hk |
| Citation | The 1st Hong Kong Neurological Congress cum 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurological Society, Hong Kong, 6-8 November 2009. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2009, v. 15 n. 6, suppl. 7, p. 47, abstract P14 [How to Cite?] |
| Abstract | A girl of 3 years and 9 months with a 3-day history of fever and upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) was admitted with a generalised tonic-clonic convulsion, and delirium with screaming, non-sense talking, and agitation. For the first week after admission, she was lethargic with fluctuating awareness and mutism during the day but poor sleep at night. Workup for acute encephalopathy including autoimmune, infective, toxicology, metabolic and vasculitic screening showed negative findings. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate was markedly elevated and ... |
| Description | Posters: P14 |
| ISSN | 1024-2708 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.054 |
| dc.contributor.author | Chan, SHS |
|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Fung, CW |
| dc.contributor.author | Yung, AWY |
| dc.contributor.author | Lee, SL |
| dc.contributor.author | Wong, VCN |
| dc.contributor.author | Dale, RC |
| dc.contributor.author | Vincent, A |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-10-31T12:52:10Z |
| dc.date.available | 2010-10-31T12:52:10Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 |
| dc.description.abstract | A girl of 3 years and 9 months with a 3-day history of fever and upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) was admitted with a generalised tonic-clonic convulsion, and delirium with screaming, non-sense talking, and agitation. For the first week after admission, she was lethargic with fluctuating awareness and mutism during the day but poor sleep at night. Workup for acute encephalopathy including autoimmune, infective, toxicology, metabolic and vasculitic screening showed negative findings. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate was markedly elevated and ... |
| dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version |
| dc.description | Posters: P14 |
| dc.description.other | The 1st Hong Kong Neurological Congress cum 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurological Society, Hong Kong, 6-8 November 2009. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2009, v. 15 n. 6, suppl. 7, p. 47, abstract P14 |
| dc.identifier.citation | The 1st Hong Kong Neurological Congress cum 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurological Society, Hong Kong, 6-8 November 2009. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2009, v. 15 n. 6, suppl. 7, p. 47, abstract P14 [How to Cite?] |
| dc.identifier.epage | 47 |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 168171 |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1024-2708 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.054 |
| dc.identifier.issue | 6, suppl. 7 |
| dc.identifier.spage | 47 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/126849 |
| dc.identifier.volume | 15 |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.publisher | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org.hk |
| dc.publisher.place | Hong Kong |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Hong Kong Medical Journal |
| dc.rights | Hong Kong Medical Journal. Copyright © Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License |
| dc.subject | Medical sciences |
| dc.title | Anti-NMDA-R encephalitis: an encephalitis lerthargica-like illness |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper |