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Clinical variants of limbic encephalitis
Haggai Schermann1, Irina Victorovna Ponomareva2, Vasily Gennadievich Maltsev3
1Division of Orthopedics, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
|May 21, 2019
Summary
Limbic encephalitis, an autoimmune disorder, presents with mental changes and seizures. Early diagnosis and treatment with immunotherapy and anti-epileptic drugs are crucial for managing this neurological condition.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Immunology
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Autoimmune and paraneoplastic processes can cause immunomediator disorders of the central nervous system.
- Limbic encephalitis, a distinct nosological group since 2007, is a key manifestation of these disorders.
- Symptoms include mental disturbances and diverse epileptic seizures, ranging from convulsive to non-convulsive forms, potentially leading to status epilepticus.
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