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More patients had seizures in anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis group than in CJD group. Anti-NMDAR encephalitis patients had much higher cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leukocyte counts while patients with CJD had higher CSF albumin count. Extensive cortical signal abnormalities were more common in CJD, whereas limbic system signal abnormalities showed no significant trend toward higher frequency in anti-NMDAR encephalitis. Generalized Periodic Discharges (GPDs) and GPDs with triphasic morphology and A-P lag (GPDsA-P) in continuous EEG of patients with CJD were significantly different from those in anti-NMDAR encephalitis. There were no differences in periodic sharp compound waves in the continuous EEG of the two groups. 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