Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis Resembling Acute Herpetic Encephalitis

Introduction. Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis (PLE) is a rare disorder that typically follows a chronic or subacute course of personality changes, memory loss, seizures, and hallucinations. Early diagnosis is difficult and characteristic symptoms can be mimicked by a variety of conditions. We pre...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Markakis, Athanasios Papathanasiou, Ermioni Papageorgiou, Kostantinos Siarkos, Georgios Gkekas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/608643