title: Beneficial effect of epilepsy surgery in a case of childhood non-paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis.
abstract: This 15-year-old girl had subacute onset of secondary generalized seizures, confusion, and subsequent memory decline. MRI showed bilateral hippocampal swelling progressing to unilateral mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) within 12 months. Epilepsy surgery was performed, and laboratory data were consistent with non-paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis. 18 months after epilepsy surgery, the patient is seizure-free with stable cognitive functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Angelika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muehlebner
authors.forename: Gudrun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Groeppel
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pahs
authors.forename: Johannes A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hainfellner
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prayer
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Czech
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feucht
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020363:Limbic Encephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome