Abstract
Seizures are relatively common in Alzheimer disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. To our knowledge, however, there have been no reports of seizures associated with corticobasal degeneration (CBD). We describe a patient with brain biopsy features suggestive of CBD whose course was complicated by complex partial seizures with secondary generalization. Thus, the occurrence of seizures in a patient with dementia should not exclude the diagnosis of CBD.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Alien Limb Phenomenon / etiology
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Alien Limb Phenomenon / pathology
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Alien Limb Phenomenon / physiopathology
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Aphasia / etiology
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Aphasia / pathology
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Aphasia / physiopathology
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Apraxias / etiology
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Apraxias / pathology
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Apraxias / physiopathology
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Brain / diagnostic imaging
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Brain / pathology
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Brain / physiopathology
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Dementia / complications*
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Dementia / pathology
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Dementia / physiopathology
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Disease Progression
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Dystonia / etiology
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Dystonia / pathology
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Dystonia / physiopathology
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Neurodegenerative Diseases / complications*
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Neurodegenerative Diseases / pathology
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Neurodegenerative Diseases / physiopathology
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Neurons / metabolism
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Neurons / pathology
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Neuropsychological Tests
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Parkinsonian Disorders / etiology
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Parkinsonian Disorders / pathology
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Parkinsonian Disorders / physiopathology
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Perceptual Disorders / etiology
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Perceptual Disorders / pathology
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Perceptual Disorders / physiopathology
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Seizures / etiology*
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Seizures / pathology
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Seizures / physiopathology
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Tauopathies / complications*
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Tauopathies / pathology
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Tauopathies / physiopathology
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tau Proteins