Epileptic Disorders
MENUAnti-Ma2-associated limbic encephalitis presenting with transient epileptic amnesia Volume 24, numéro 4, August 2022
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1 Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
2 IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Correspondence:
Federica Provini
IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, UOC NeuroMet, Bellaria Hospital and Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
- DOI : 10.1684/epd.2022.1440
- Page(s) : 723-5
- Année de parution : 2022
Autoimmune limbic encephalitis (LE) is defined by subacute-onset working memory deficits, seizures or psychiatric symptoms, associated with T2/FLAIR hyperintensity of the mesial temporal lobes, CSF pleocytosis or EEG abnormalities in the temporal regions, when alternative causes are excluded [1]. Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a syndrome characterized by the sudden onset of anterograde amnesia lasting up to 24 hours [2, 3]. Its differential diagnosis includes ischaemic amnesia and transient epileptic [...]