[Non-paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis]

Rev Neurol. 2003 Feb;36(4):335-7.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Case report: A young patient with epilepsy and limbic encephalitis unrelated to neoplasm.

Results: The patient in a subacute fashion showed frequent partial seizures with neuropsychological deficits mainly in recent memory capability, with an no simultaneous affectation of both temporal lobe and adjacent structures. After 6 years there was no evidence of underlying malignancy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Brain / pathology
  • Epilepsy / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Limbic Encephalitis / diagnosis*
  • Limbic Encephalitis / pathology*
  • Limbic Encephalitis / physiopathology
  • Memory Disorders
  • Neoplasms*