Diseases

Limbic Encephalitis

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.

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Abstract

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.

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5 entry terms
  • Encephalitis, Limbic
  • Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis
  • Encephalitides, Paraneoplastic Limbic
  • Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic Limbic
  • Limbic Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Carcinoma, Small Cell/complications (1982-1999)
  • Dementia/etiology (1968-1999)
  • Encephalitis/complications (1969-1999)
  • Limbic System/pathology (1968-1999)
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes (1980-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Limbic Encephalitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020363. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020363
  2. Limbic Encephalitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_encephalitis
  3. Limbic Encephalitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q282783