Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis following Murray Valley encephalitis: a case report
This case report raises awareness of post-viral autoimmune encephalitis which should be considered in patients with a biphasic pattern of illness following viral encephalitis or a compatible clinical syndrome. Given the initial diagnosis of Murray Valley encephalitis, clinicians should be alert to the possibility of MVEV as an infectious trigger associated with the development of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. We also highlight the challenges inherent in the diagnosis of flavivirus infections, which may require a combination of clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory evidence.
Authors
- Chuan Kok Lim
- Jen Kok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8796-283X)
- Justin Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4151-9194)
- John Burston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-3845)
- Annaleise R. Howard‐Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9756-2813)
- Leigh Fitzpatrick
- Prashanth Ramachandran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8464-1355)
- Peter Hingston
- Arvind Yerramilli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1163-1978)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- Charles Sturt University (AU)
- Taronga Conservation Society Australia (AU)
- Children's Hospital at Westmead (AU)
- Westmead Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (AU)
- The Catholic University of Korea St. Vincent's Hospital (KR)
- Peter Doherty Institute (AU)
- Albury Wodonga Health (AU)
- Westmead Institute for Medical Research (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ASM Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/asmcr.00025-24
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78
Funders
- University of Melbourne
- Institute of Infection and Immunity