Cerebellar ataxia as the initial symptom with lesions involving the cerebellum in patient with anti-NMDAR encephalitis: A rare case report and literature review

Cerebellar ataxia is an atypical presentation of anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis. In patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis, cerebellar ataxia often develops simultaneously or sequentially with clinical features of demyelinating disorders, paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes, despite unremarkable brain magnetic resonance imaging findingsimagery (MRI). Herein, we report a patient with anti-NMDAR encephalitis who developed dizziness and gait ataxia as the initial symptoms, simultaneously showing MRI hyperintensities involving the cerebellum, even before manifesting behavioral and cognitive symptoms.
Source: Journal of Neuroimmunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research