Efficacy and safety of different oral prednisone tapering courses in adult anti-NMDAR encephalitis: A multicenter prospective cohort study.

Objective: In adult anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis, corticosteroids are commonly used as first-line treatment. However, the optimal oral prednisone tapering (OPT) following intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy remains unclear. We aim to compare the efficacy and safety of different OPT courses in anti-NMDAR encephalitis.