Staged Treatment for Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Based on Combined Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Jing Zhang ； Xinglu Dong ； Cuiyu Xu ； Gao Li ； Juexian Song

《Adaptive Medicine》 12卷2期 (2020/06) Pp. 50-54

https://doi.org/10.4247/AM.2020.ACA243

摘要

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis is a type of autoimmune brain inflammation. By combining clinical practice and an examination of the disease characteristics, Professor Li Gao has proposed that ＂phlegm heat＂ is the core pathogenesis of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, and has suggested a staged treatment strategy based on heat clearing, phlegm dissolving, and detoxification. In the early stages of the disease, pathogens are removed to prevent further changes; in the middle stages, purgation and tonification are implemented simultaneously; in the late stages, efforts are made to replenish the deficiencies and support healthy energy. This approach has been used in a combined treatment strategy developed based on clinical cases who were treated using both Western and traditional Chinese medicine for anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.

關鍵字

anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis ； combined Western and traditional Chinese medicine ； staged treatment ； expert experience