limbic encephalitis with NMDA receptor antibodies

ORPHA: 217253

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Clinical Presentation

Signs and symptoms associated with limbic encephalitis with NMDA receptor antibodies, sourced from HPO and Orphanet clinical annotations.

Atypical behaviorShort attention spanSeizureConfusionMemory impairmentCSF pleocytosisAnti-NMDA receptor antibody positivityCSF anti-NMDA receptor antibody positivityHallucinationsAnxietyDelusionFeverVomitingDiarrheaHeadacheInvoluntary movementsEEG with temporal sharp slow wavesOvarian teratomaAbnormal autonomic nervous system physiologyDyskinesiaManiaInsomniaPsychosisAgitationDepressionMotor stereotypyChoreoathetosisOrthostatic hypotensionDystoniaMyoclonusRigidityChoreaStatus epilepticusOpisthotonusGeneralized-onset seizureMutismOrofacial dyskinesiaLoss of speechLanguage impairmentExcessive salivationFocal-onset seizureNo social interactionOculogyric crisisOrthostatic tachycardiaAbnormal sudomotor regulationDeliriumAmplification of sexual behaviorNeuroblastomaHodgkin lymphomaNeoplasm of the breastNeoplasm of the thymusNeoplasm of the lungTesticular teratoma

Classification & Codes

Orphanet Code

ORPHA:217253
limbic encephalitis with NMDA receptor antibodies
OrphanetORPHA:217253
Treatments0 drug(s)
Symptoms on record53 signs
Statuspublished
Factual Authority
Last Updated3/20/2026
Clinical DataHPO · Orphanet
Drug DataFDA · EMA · CDSCO