J Clin Neurol.  2019 Jan;15(1):125-127. 10.3988/jcn.2019.15.1.125.

A Case of Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Associated with Glioma of the Pons

• Beretta F
• Aliprandi
• Di Leo C
• Salmaggi A

• KMID: 2451158
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2019.15.1.125

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis*
Glioma*
Pons*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 MRI and 18F-FDG-PET/CT images obtained at the onset of anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis (A, B, and C) and after relapse (D, E, and F). FLAIR axial images obtained at disease onset (A) and control obtained several months after relapse (D). The residual glioma (arrows) can be seen extending into the fourth ventricle in both images (A and D), with a minimal increase in size and a signal hyperintensity evident in the second one. B and C: 18F-FDG-PET/CT images obtained at disease onset, which show severe hypometabolism in the occipital regions and reduced tracer uptake in the basal ganglia. E and F: 18F-FDG-PET/CT images obtained after relapse, showing an uneven distribution of the tracer but no specific hypometabolic area. Signs of previously operated frontal head trauma are evident in both 18F-FDG-PET/CT images. CT: computed tomography, 18F-FDG: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose, FLAIR: fluidattenuated inversion recovery, MRI: magnetic resonance imaging, NMDA: N-Methyl-D-Aspartate, PET: positron emission tomography.

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