Simple scoring system could help clinicians identify possible cases of NMDAR-antibody encephalitis
Scientists have identified a key set of symptoms and developed a scoring system to help clinicians in frontline medical and mental health services consider the possibility of a rare form of encephalitis, which can sometimes be mistaken for psychosis.
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