We all fear forgetting. Go out with the stove left on, forget your house keys, lose your way in a familiar neighborhood. These common events provoke both annoyance and deep worry: Are these the first signs of Alzheimer’s? Will my memory worsen until I can’t even remember my family, or my own self? Scientific understanding… Read More…
In the latest Case Record of the Massachusetts General Hospital, a 75-year-old man was seen because of memory loss and episodes of near-syncope, with word-finding difficulty and unilateral twitching. MRI with contrast material revealed hyperintensity and mild expansion of the left hippocampus, without enhancement. Limbic encephalitis is an inflammatory process centered in the limbic system…. Read More…
Nearly a quarter of patients with seizures have drug-resistant epilepsy. A new review in our Current Concepts series examines how this diagnosis should be established and how to recognize pseudoresistance. It explains possible mechanisms of drugresistant epilepsy and presents treatment strategies. A community-based study in southern France estimated that up to 22.5% of patients with epilepsy… Read More…
