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 ...

A once fit and healthy young man has had his life turned upside down by a devastating rare condition after he suddenly started having night terrors. Ben Tarver, from Folkestone, began developing ...

This receptor is involved in learning and memory ... see if they had the same rogue antibodies as found in cases of anti-NMDA encephalitis. She found that around 1 in 11 patients matched positive ...