Case Report: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Presenting as Psychiatric Illness

Authors:

Muhammad N^₁*, Harmanpreet T¹ and Divpreet K^₂

DOI: 10.23880/nnoaj-16000116

Volume 2, Issue 2

Abstract

Psychiatric symptoms can masquerade temporal lobe epilepsy and can pose diagnostic dilemma. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia(CLL) as any other malignancy can cause radiologically evident or occult limbicparaneoplastic encephalitis leading to temporal seizures. Identifying known antibody in serum or CSF is not a requirement for diagnosis. Here we report a rare case of temporal lobe epilepsy from possible limbic paraneoplastic encephalitis in a patient with known CLL. A low index of suspicion and early aggressive treatment is key to improved out comes. Rarity of such cases makes impossible to conduct large scale studies.

Keywords:

Epilepsy; Paraneoplastic; Psychiatric Illness

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