Table 1 Course of cognitive assessments after plasma exchange and immunosuppressive treatment
From: Malignant catatonia due to anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis in a 17-year-old girl: case report
Time | PE ending* | 6 months | 10 months | 14 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Prednisone (mg per day) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cyclophosphamide (0.7/m2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plasma exchanges (N received previously) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Immunoglobulin (N of cure) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
WAIS III Verbal comprehension index | ||||
Similarities | 14 | 17 | 17 | |
Arithmetic | Impossible | 8 | 8 | |
Vocabulary | 7 | 15 | 15 | |
Information | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
Comprehension | 12 | 16 | 16 | |
Working memory index | ||||
digit span | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
Verbal IQ | 92 | 111 | 111 | |
Perceptual organization index | ||||
Matrix reasoning | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
Picture completion Block design matrix | 6 1 | 10 8 | 10 8 | |
Processing speed index | ||||
Symbol search | 3 | 11 | 11 | |
Digit symbol-coding | 10 | Refusal | 10 | |
Performance IQ | 63 | 100 | 109 | |
Total IQ | Not valid | 107 | 111 | |
Wechsler Memory (immediate/delayed recall) | ||||
Logical memory | 2/1 | 2/6 | 10/8 | |
Face recognition | 2/13 | 2/13 | ||
Verbal paired associates | 3/1 | 3/12 | 7/12 | |
Family pictures | 6/1 | 6/1 | ||
Letter-number sequencing | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Spatial span | 1 | 1 |