NMDAR = N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor; VGKC = voltage-gated potassium channel a In some patients with paraneoplastic anti-NMDAR encephalitis, the possibilities of bacterial infections, HIV ...

Ben Tarver’s night terrors were the first symptoms of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, a rare autoimmune disorder that landed him in the ICU Ben Tarver, 29, began having seizures and panic ...

but a rare form of encephalitis. This is when antibodies produced by the immune system attack the brain’s own proteins, in this case its NMDA receptors. This receptor is involved in learning and ...

NMDAR = N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor; VGKC = voltage-gated potassium channel a In some patients with paraneoplastic anti-NMDAR encephalitis, the possibilities of bacterial infections, HIV ...