A discrepancy between clinical course and magnetic resonance imaging in a case of non-herpetic acute limbic encephalitis

A discrepancy between clinical course and magnetic resonance imaging in a case of non-herpetic acute limbic encephalitis

We report the case of a 64-year old man who presented memory disturbance, low-grade fever, weight loss, and bilateral hand tremors for three months. He was diagnosed with non-herpetic acute limbic encephalitis (NHALE). Follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed new lesions after symptomatic...

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Main Authors: Naoto Kohno, Yuko Kawakami, Chizuko Hamada, Genya Toyoda, Hirokazu Bokura, Shuhei Yamaguchi, Yukitoshi Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-06-01
Series:Neurology International
Subjects:
non-herpetic acute limbic encephalitis, steroid pulse therapy, magnetic resonance imaging, autoantibodies against glutamate receptors epsilon 2 and delta 2
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/ni/article/view/4266

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