"Limbic Encephalitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D020363
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.614.550.450 C04.730.856.437 C10.228.140.430.525 C10.228.228.245.700 C10.574.781.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Limbic Encephalitis- Limbic Encephalitis
- Encephalitis, Limbic
- Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis
- Encephalitides, Paraneoplastic Limbic
- Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic Limbic
- Limbic Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Limbic Encephalitis" by people in Profiles.
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Limbic-predominant Age-related TDP-43 Encephalopathy and Distinct Longitudinal Profiles of Domain-specific Literacy. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2020 Oct-Dec; 34(4):299-305.
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Limbic encephalitis and Post-Acute neuropsychology rehabilitation: A review and case examples. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2022 Jul-Aug; 29(4):874-880.
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A 70-Year Old Man with Dystonic and Choreiform Movements. Brain Pathol. 2020 03; 30(2):415-416.
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Reply: Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE). Brain. 2019 08 01; 142(8):e43.
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Three case studies of nonparaneoplastic limbic encephalitis (NPLE) in young adult males: Onset, course, and recovery following rehabilitation services. Appl Neuropsychol Child. 2019 Jan-Mar; 8(1):93-99.
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N-type calcium channel antibody-mediated paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis: a diagnostic challenge. J Neurol Sci. 2014 Mar 15; 338(1-2):188-90.
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Two different 18F-FDG brain PET metabolic patterns in autoimmune limbic encephalitis. Clin Nucl Med. 2012 Sep; 37(9):e213-8.
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Psychiatric manifestations of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in a man without tumor. Psychosomatics. 2011 Jan-Feb; 52(1):82-5.