TY - JOUR
T1 - The princess and the p-value
T2 - A case report of suspected autoimmune encephalitis and functional neurological disorder in a pediatric patient
AU - Wilkinson-Smith, Alison
AU - Greenberg, Benjamin
AU - Keech, Audrey
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/1/2
Y1 - 2020/1/2
N2 - Autoimmune encephalitis is a rapidly evolving area of study in pediatric populations, and functional neurological symptom disorders are under-studied in children. Differential diagnosis among these disorders is challenging, but pediatric neuropsychologists are uniquely qualified to assist a multidisciplinary team. This case illustrates a young girl with suspected autoimmune encephalitis, whose symptoms were revealed to be primarily functional in nature. She was followed over the course of two years with neuropsychological evaluation and consultation. Immunomodulatory treatments were tried, but psychosocial interventions eventually had the greatest impact. The implications for careful monitoring and assessment of pediatric patients with suspected autoimmune encephalitis by a pediatric neuropsychologist are illuminated by the case of this interesting girl and her family.
AB - Autoimmune encephalitis is a rapidly evolving area of study in pediatric populations, and functional neurological symptom disorders are under-studied in children. Differential diagnosis among these disorders is challenging, but pediatric neuropsychologists are uniquely qualified to assist a multidisciplinary team. This case illustrates a young girl with suspected autoimmune encephalitis, whose symptoms were revealed to be primarily functional in nature. She was followed over the course of two years with neuropsychological evaluation and consultation. Immunomodulatory treatments were tried, but psychosocial interventions eventually had the greatest impact. The implications for careful monitoring and assessment of pediatric patients with suspected autoimmune encephalitis by a pediatric neuropsychologist are illuminated by the case of this interesting girl and her family.
KW - Autoimmune encephalitis in children
KW - conversion disorder
KW - functional neurological disorder
KW - neuroimmunology
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U2 - 10.1080/21622965.2018.1501373
DO - 10.1080/21622965.2018.1501373
M3 - Article
C2 - 30265565
AN - SCOPUS:85054019115
SN - 2162-2965
VL - 9
SP - 13
EP - 20
JO - Applied Neuropsychology: Child
JF - Applied Neuropsychology: Child
IS - 1
ER -