Seizures in corticobasal degeneration: A case report

Authors: Douglas, Vanja; DeArmond, Stephen; Aminoff, Michael; Miller, Bruce; Rabinovici, Gil

Source: Neurocase, Volume 15, Number 4, August 2009 , pp. 352-356(5)

Publisher: Psychology Press, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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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.

Keywords: Corticobasal degeneration; Tauopathies; Neurodegenerative disease; Seizure; Epilepsy

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13554790902971158

Affiliations: 1: Neurology Clinic, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

Publication date: 2009-08-01