AUTHOR=Akanuma Haruna , Iizuka Takahiro , Abe Dan , Yoshida Kenji , Matsuda Nozomu , Sugimoto Kotaro , Hashimoto Yuko , Kanai Kazuaki 

TITLE=Paraneoplastic anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis associated with small cell lung cancer and cytotoxic T-cell-mediated pathology: Case report

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Immunology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.952868

DOI=10.3389/fimmu.2022.952868

ISSN=1664-3224

ABSTRACT=<p>Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibody encephalitis is caused by a reversible inhibition of ion channel actions by autoantibodies and is associated with a relatively good prognosis. Pathological findings of NMDAR encephalitis usually do not show neurophagorous nodules, but rare or mild inflammatory infiltration. We report a patient of small cell lung cancer (SCLC)-related paraneoplastic encephalitis with NMDAR antibodies, a cytotoxic T-cell-mediated pathology of the brain, and a rapid clinical course. This case highlights that the neuropathological diversity of NMDAR encephalitis may be even broader than previously thought and that NMDAR antibodies may also be found in various pathological conditions with a vigorous immune response.</p>