Une encéphalite limbique non paranéoplasique révélée par une amnésie antérograde [Non-paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis revealed by anterograde amnesia].
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serval:BIB_64F2FEE278C1
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Publications
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Title
Une encéphalite limbique non paranéoplasique révélée par une amnésie antérograde [Non-paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis revealed by anterograde amnesia].
Journal
Presse Médicale
ISSN
0755-4982 (Print)
ISSN-L
0755-4982
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2008
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
37
Number
5 Pt 1
Pages
775-782
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; English Abstract ; Journal Article Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Limbic encephalitis is a syndrome, most commonly paraneoplastic, related to an often undiagnosed cancer of unpredictable prognosis. Neurological symptoms are progressive for a few weeks before stabilizing.
CASE: We report a case of limbic encephalitis in a 56-year-old man, revealed by anterograde amnesia. The diagnosis was suggested after magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed bilateral hippocampal lesions, with signals that were hypointense in IR sequences and hyperintense in FLAIR. The non-neoplastic causation was suggested by an array of clinical, laboratory, imaging, and therapeutic arguments. After five years of follow-up, no neoplasia has been found.
DISCUSSION: This case provides the opportunity for a comparison of the radiologic, imaging, and neurologic findings related to bilateral lesions of the hippocampus.
CASE: We report a case of limbic encephalitis in a 56-year-old man, revealed by anterograde amnesia. The diagnosis was suggested after magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed bilateral hippocampal lesions, with signals that were hypointense in IR sequences and hyperintense in FLAIR. The non-neoplastic causation was suggested by an array of clinical, laboratory, imaging, and therapeutic arguments. After five years of follow-up, no neoplasia has been found.
DISCUSSION: This case provides the opportunity for a comparison of the radiologic, imaging, and neurologic findings related to bilateral lesions of the hippocampus.
Keywords
Amnesia, Anterograde/etiology, Hippocampus/pathology, Humans, Limbic Encephalitis/diagnosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged
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