Water drinking behavior: a clinical clue for the diagnosis of limbic encephalitis in an elderly patient

Acta Neurol Belg. 2021 Aug;121(4):1073-1075. doi: 10.1007/s13760-021-01633-1. Epub 2021 Mar 8.

Authors

Emanuele Cerulli Irelli¹, Giuseppe Di Pietro¹, Francesco Asci², Alessandra Morano¹, Carlo Di Bonaventura³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Human Neurosciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale dell'Università 30, 00185, Rome, Italy.
² IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, IS, Italy.
³ Department of Human Neurosciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale dell'Università 30, 00185, Rome, Italy. c_dibonaventura@yahoo.it.

PMID: 33683632
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-021-01633-1

No abstract available

Keywords: Atypical presentation; Autoimmune encephalitis; Delirium; Rapidly progressive dementia; Water drinking behavior.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Drinking Behavior / physiology*
Electroencephalography / methods
Humans
Hyponatremia / diagnosis
Hyponatremia / psychology
Immunomodulating Agents / therapeutic use
Limbic Encephalitis / diagnosis*
Limbic Encephalitis / drug therapy
Limbic Encephalitis / physiopathology*
Limbic Encephalitis / psychology
Male
Water*

Substances

Immunomodulating Agents
Water