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Temporal lobe epilepsy manifests as dementia: a case report

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No. , Sec. , Chugn Shand Rd. Changhua, Taiwan , ROC.

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No. , Sec. , Chugn Shand Rd. Changhua, Taiwan , ROC.

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Department of Neurology, Yuan Rung Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

Alpha Psychiatry 2019; 20: 217-220
DOI: 10.5455/apd.26413
Read: 1051 Downloads: 680 Published: 01 April 2019

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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