Seizures, cognitive abnormalities, and abnormal magnetic resonance imaging findings in a 19-year-old woman.
In this case scenario, the reader has the the opportunity to diagnose the patient described in the title, on the basis of the history, examination results, laboratory evaluations, and neurophysiologic and imaging findings. The diagnosis and a discussion of the case are presented on pages 195-197.
Mayer
Tanya
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Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Devinsky
Orrin
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