Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Feb 2013
Case ReportsBehavioural disturbance requiring medical referral: A case of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis in the emergency department.
A 17-year-old woman presented to the ED with behavioural disturbance and psychotic features. Brief dystonic jerks were noted so she was referred to the medical team. ⋯ Immunotherapy was instituted early and the clinical outcome was excellent. It is important to consider this condition in young women presenting with acute behavioural or psychotic symptoms.
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Emerg Med Australas · Feb 2013
Letter Case ReportsParenteral antihistamines cause hypotension in anaphylaxis.