Alternating faciobrachial dystonic seizures in LGI1-antibody limbic encephalitis
| Autor: | Alarcón Morcillo C, Rodríguez Cruz Pm, Pérez Sánchez, Velázquez Pérez Jm |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
biology Limbic encephalitis General Medicine Emergency department CNS cancer medicine.disease humanities 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine Cerebrospinal fluid Anesthesia medicine biology.protein Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom Antibody Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Confusion |
| Zdroj: | Practical Neurology. 16:387-388 |
| ISSN: | 1474-7766 1474-7758 |
| Popis: | A 71-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with confusion and multiple alternating stereotyped unilateral jerks involving the arm and ipsilateral face (figure 1A, B; view supplementary video on the journal's website at http://pn.bmj.com). The jerky episodes started 2 weeks before but had increased progressively in frequency and number. During some attacks, there was loss of awareness and subsequent vocalisation. Routine blood tests and cerebrospinal fluid analysis were normal. MR scan of the … |
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