Thymectomy for treatment of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.

In this case report, we present a 25-year-old woman who was diagnosed with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis and subsequently was found to have thymic hyperplasia. She underwent robotic bilateral access thymectomy for treatment of her anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis and has remained asymptomatic after her operation without any medication. This is only the second reported case of thymectomy for treatment of this condition.