Limbic encephalitis

Authors

  • Cosme Manuel Cand Huerta Hospital Clínicoquirúrgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras". La Habana, Cuba.

Keywords:

limbic encephalitis, lung cancer., limbic encephalitis, lung cancer

Abstract

We present a 60-year-old woman with severe and acute cognitive impairment accompanied by generalized seizures and thickening of the right pulmonary hilum with studies of brain images, by tomography and resonance, which only showed lesions with the appearance of lacunar infarcts at the periventricular level.

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Author Biography

Cosme Manuel Cand Huerta, Hospital Clínicoquirúrgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras". La Habana, Cuba.

Especialista de II Grado en Medicina Interna. Hospital Clínicoquirúrgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras". La Habana, Cuba.

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Published

2018-12-10

How to Cite

1.
Cand Huerta CM. Limbic encephalitis. Acta Médica [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 10 [cited 2025 Jun. 14];19(2). Available from: https://revactamedica.sld.cu/index.php/act/article/view/720

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Section

Presentación de caso