Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is a disease occurring when antibodies produced by the body’s own immune system attack NMDA receptors in the brain. NMDA receptors are proteins that control electrical impulses in the brain. Their functions are critical for judgement, perception of reality, human interaction, the formation and retrieval of memory, and the control of unconscious activities (such as breathing, swallowing, etc), also known as autonomic functions. Common symptoms are flu-like symptoms, speech dysfunction, loss of consciousness, full body spasms, erratic breathing, blood pressure and heart rate, sleep disorders, seizures, impaired vision and hearing, and cognitive and behavioural disturbances such as confused thinking, hallucinations,
