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Letter to the Editor| Volume 398, P19-21, March 15, 2019

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Lymphomatosis cerebri and anti-NMDAR antibodies: A unique constellation

Published:January 14, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2019.01.014

      Highlights

      • Also intracerebral tumors may be a trigger for anti-NMDAR antibodies.
      • Dysregulated lymphoma cells might produce anti-NMDAR antibodies.
      • Neuronal damage induced by neoplastic cells could lead to antibody synthesis.

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      Abbreviations:

      NMDAR (N-Methyl-d-aspartate receptor), LC (Lymphomatosis cerebri), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), DAT-SPECT (dopamine transporter imaging with single photon emission computed tomography), PET (positron emission tomography), CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid), CNS (Central Nervous System), EBER (Epstein-Barr virus latency-associated RNA), LGI1 (leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1)
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