[Non-paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis].
METHODS
A young patient with epilepsy and limbic encephalitis unrelated to neoplasm.


RESULTS
The patient in a subacute fashion showed frequent partial seizures with neuropsychological deficits mainly in recent memory capability, with an no simultaneous affectation of both temporal lobe and adjacent structures. After 6 years there was no evidence of underlying malignancy.
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Unidad de Neuropediatría, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Vizcaya, España. jprats@hcru.osakidetza.net
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D020363:Limbic Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008569:Memory Disorders; D009369:Neoplasms