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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2019): ALPHA PSYCHIATRY
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5455/apd.26413

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Published: Apr 1, 2019
Keywords:
Temporal lobe epilepsy; dementia-like symptoms; antiepileptic treatment

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Min Hsien Hsu
No. , Sec. , Chugn Shand Rd. Changhua, Taiwan , ROC.
Hsiu Ching Hung
No. , Sec. , Chugn Shand Rd. Changhua, Taiwan , ROC.
Tsui Hung
No. , Sec. , Chugn Shand Rd. Changhua, Taiwan , ROC.
Chung Hsin Yeh
Department of Neurology, Yuan Rung Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

Temporal lobe epilepsy manifests as dementia: a case report

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Min Hsien Hsu
No. , Sec. , Chugn Shand Rd. Changhua, Taiwan , ROC.
Hsiu Ching Hung
No. , Sec. , Chugn Shand Rd. Changhua, Taiwan , ROC.
Tsui Hung
No. , Sec. , Chugn Shand Rd. Changhua, Taiwan , ROC.
Chung Hsin Yeh
Department of Neurology, Yuan Rung Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

Abstract

Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common type of localization-related epilepsy and may manifest as behavior change or psychosis. Sometimes it is hard to diagnose because we are used to thinking about dementia probably. Here we reported an unusual case that a 73 years-old male patient with dementia-like symptoms previously, but finally he was diagnosed as temporal lobe epilepsy by the electrophysiological and radiological finding. [Anadolu Psikiyatri Derg 2019; 20(2.000): 217-220]


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