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Suspected new-onset autoimmune temporal lobe epilepsy with amygdala enlargement.

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OBJECTIVE:Recent reports define temporal lobe epilepsy with amygdala enlargement (TLE-AE) as a distinct electroclinical syndrome comparable to TLE with hippocampal sclerosis. In this retrospective observational study, we present the largest consecutive series of patients with new-onset TLE-AE to date and describe clinical characteristics and seizure outcome, and we aim to explore underlying autoimmune mechanisms within this syndrome. METHODS:We reviewed all consecutive patients between 2004 and 2014 at our tertiary epilepsy center at the University of Bonn, Germany, with new-onset (<5 years) TLE-AE, negative serum antibody (ab) test results, and with available follow-up data for at least 12 months. RESULTS:We identified 40 patients (23 male) with TLE-AE with a median age at epilepsy onset of 51 years (range 10-73) and a median disease duration of 11 months (range 0.5-55) at first presentation. At follow-up, 50% of the entire cohort achieved seizure freedom. Of interest, patients with remittent features of AE at follow-up (N = 24) had a superior outcome compared to those with stable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of AE (N = 16): 17 (71%) of 24 were seizure-free for at least 6 months compared to 3 (19%) of 16, respectively (p = 0.003). MRI volumetry confirmed significantly enlarged amygdalae in TLE-AE in relation to healthy controls, and additionally showed significantly greater volume reductions in patients with remittent AE compared to those with stable AE. SIGNIFICANCE:TLE-AE is a clinical syndrome beginning mostly in middle age, and in addition to its known association with ab-positive limbic encephalitis, it occurs in an ab-negative condition. Remission of AE in the course of the disease could be identified as a predictor for a favorable clinical outcome and is suspicious of an autoimmune etiology, although we could not confirm this hypothesis unequivocally with currently available noninvasive diagnostic tools.

journal_name

Epilepsia

journal_title

Epilepsia

authors

Malter MP,Widman G,Galldiks N,Stoecker W,Helmstaedter C,Elger CE,Wagner J

doi

10.1111/epi.13471

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-09-01 00:00:00

pages

1485-94

issue

eissn

0013-9580

issn

1528-1167

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Suspected new-onset autoimmune temporal lobe epilepsy with amygdala enlargement.