Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis as a cause of new onset of seizures in a patient with non-small cell lung carcinoma: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>The etiology of seizure disorders in lung cancer patients is broad and includes some rather rare causes of seizures which can sometimes be overlooked by physicians. Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis is a rather rare cause of seizu...

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Main Authors: Voutsas Vasileios, Mylonaki Efrosyni, Gymnopoulos Konstantinos, Kapetangiorgis Athanasios, Grigoriadis Christos, Papaemanuell Styliani, Vafiadis Evaggelos, Christaki Pandora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/270