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Limbic Encephalitis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A paraneoplastic syndrome marked by degeneration of neurons in the LIMBIC SYSTEM. Clinical features include HALLUCINATIONS, loss of EPISODIC MEMORY; ANOSMIA; AGEUSIA; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; DEMENTIA; and affective disturbance (depression). Circulating anti-neuronal antibodies (e.g., anti-Hu; anti-Yo; anti-Ri; and anti-Ma2) and small cell lung carcinomas or testicular carcinoma are frequently associated with this syndrome.

Entry terms

  • Encephalitis, Limbic
  • Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-F5RBSJ48-N

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