If you’ve seen Brain on Fire, this is the condition behind that story. 🧠 Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis happens when the immune system mistakenly targets the brain. It can change someone’s behavior, memory, and speech…and cause hallucinations, seizures, or unusual movements. It’s more common in young women and sometimes linked to an ovarian teratoma, a tumor that’s usually benign ( the tumor can have hair and teeth in it!!) . The tricky part? It can look like a psychiatric illness at first, an
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If you’ve seen Brain on Fire, this is the condition behind that story. 🧠 Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis happens when the immune system mistakenly targets the brain. It can change someone’s behavior, memory, and speech…and cause hallucinations, seizures, or unusual movements. It’s more common in young women and sometimes linked to an ovarian teratoma, a tumor that’s usually benign ( the tumor can have hair and teeth in it!!) . The tricky part? It can look like a psychiatric illness at first, an
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