Seizures in corticobasal degeneration: a case report.
Seizures are relatively common in Alzheimer disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. To our knowledge, however, there have been no reports of seizures associated with corticobasal degeneration (CBD). We describe a patient with brain biopsy features suggestive of CBD whose course was complicated by complex partial seizures with secondary generalization. Thus, the occurrence of seizures in a patient with dementia should not exclude the diagnosis of CBD.
Douglas
Vanja C
VC
University of California Department of Neurology Box 0114 400 Parnassus Ave, 8th Floor Neurology Clinic San Franciso, CA 94143-0114, USA. vanja.douglas@ucsf.edu
DeArmond
Stephen J
SJ
Aminoff
Michael J
MJ
Miller
Bruce L
BL
Rabinovici
Gil D
GD
D000368:Aged; D055964:Alien Limb Phenomenon / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001072:Apraxias / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D004421:Dystonia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D024801:Tauopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016875:tau Proteins
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