Limbic encephalitis associated with malignant thymoma
1988; Elsevier BV; Volume: 20; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3109/00313028809059510
ISSN1465-3931
AutoresJohn P. McArdle, Keith S. Millingen,
Tópico(s)Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
ResumoSummary A case of limbic encephalitis associated with recurrent malignant thymoma in a 41-year-old male is described. The patient presented with confusion, loss of memory, hallucinations, abnormal behaviour, tachycardia and profuse sweating. Investigations were unrewarding and the patient's clinical state deteriorated until his death 1 month after presentation. The diagnosis was made at autopsy when bilateral extensive neuronal loss with reactive gliosis, confined to the medial temporal cortex and Ammon's horn, was revealed.
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