Limbic encephalitis: a case report

We report a case of a 24 year old patient, who presented with simple and complex partial epileptic seizures, progressive changes in behaviour and affect including marked aggression, and a decline in memory to the point of inability to learn. Extensive work-up resulted in a final diagnosis of limbic encephalitis. This diagnosis was supported by a number of investigations performed during the follow-up of 6 years and ranging from the basic EEG to the more sophisticated investigations of magnetic resonance tomography, magnetoencephalography and positron emission tomography.