A rare cause of acute hippocampal encephalopathy
Hippocampal encephalitis (HE), or more generally limbic encephalitis, can be secondary to various etiologies. Through this case, we report a very rare toxic cause: acute hippocampal encephalopathy secondary to cannabis use in a heavy cannabis user (>20 joints/day). A 39-year-old male presented wi...
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| author | Nourrelhouda Bahlouli Kaoutar Imrani Fatima Chait Kaouthar Sfar Saleck Choumad Ihsane Lahlou Moatassim Billah Nabil Ittimade Nassar |
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| description | Hippocampal encephalitis (HE), or more generally limbic encephalitis, can be secondary to various etiologies. Through this case, we report a very rare toxic cause: acute hippocampal encephalopathy secondary to cannabis use in a heavy cannabis user (>20 joints/day). A 39-year-old male presented with a feverless disturbance of consciousness. The MRI revealed signal abnormalities in the hippocampal regions. Further investigations ruled out other causes of encephalitis. No renal function impairment or rhabdomyolysis was found. The objective of our study is to describe the radiological features of this severe neurological complication of cannabis |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2e6ad4f582914bafa8dbf1e6efcb24c12025-08-20T03:03:40ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-06-012062899290210.1016/j.radcr.2025.02.033A rare cause of acute hippocampal encephalopathyNourrelhouda Bahlouli0Kaoutar Imrani1Fatima Chait2Kaouthar Sfar3Saleck Choumad4Ihsane Lahlou5Moatassim Billah Nabil6Ittimade Nassar7Corresponding author.; Department of Radiology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rue Lamfadel Cherkaoui, Rabat 6527, MoroccoDepartment of Radiology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rue Lamfadel Cherkaoui, Rabat 6527, MoroccoDepartment of Radiology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rue Lamfadel Cherkaoui, Rabat 6527, MoroccoDepartment of Radiology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rue Lamfadel Cherkaoui, Rabat 6527, MoroccoDepartment of Radiology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rue Lamfadel Cherkaoui, Rabat 6527, MoroccoDepartment of Radiology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rue Lamfadel Cherkaoui, Rabat 6527, MoroccoDepartment of Radiology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rue Lamfadel Cherkaoui, Rabat 6527, MoroccoDepartment of Radiology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rue Lamfadel Cherkaoui, Rabat 6527, MoroccoHippocampal encephalitis (HE), or more generally limbic encephalitis, can be secondary to various etiologies. Through this case, we report a very rare toxic cause: acute hippocampal encephalopathy secondary to cannabis use in a heavy cannabis user (>20 joints/day). A 39-year-old male presented with a feverless disturbance of consciousness. The MRI revealed signal abnormalities in the hippocampal regions. Further investigations ruled out other causes of encephalitis. No renal function impairment or rhabdomyolysis was found. The objective of our study is to describe the radiological features of this severe neurological complication of cannabishttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325001347CannabisEncephalopathyHippocampusMRIComplications |
| spellingShingle | Nourrelhouda Bahlouli Kaoutar Imrani Fatima Chait Kaouthar Sfar Saleck Choumad Ihsane Lahlou Moatassim Billah Nabil Ittimade Nassar A rare cause of acute hippocampal encephalopathy Radiology Case Reports Cannabis Encephalopathy Hippocampus MRI Complications |
| title | A rare cause of acute hippocampal encephalopathy |
| title_full | A rare cause of acute hippocampal encephalopathy |
| title_fullStr | A rare cause of acute hippocampal encephalopathy |
| title_full_unstemmed | A rare cause of acute hippocampal encephalopathy |
| title_short | A rare cause of acute hippocampal encephalopathy |
| title_sort | rare cause of acute hippocampal encephalopathy |
| topic | Cannabis Encephalopathy Hippocampus MRI Complications |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325001347 |
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