Do you have any information about anti nmda receptor encephalitis and a possible connection to autism?

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Never even heard of it until your question. It makes sense in women. If the immune system is going after similar cells in the ovaries the cells in the brain would get similar treatment. But why children and men? Interesting angle on autism. That might be a link to why vaccinations and autism were thought to be related at one point. GQ

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