Limbic Encephalitis [limbická encefalitida]
- Terms
-
paraneoplastická limbická encefalitida
-
Encephalitis, Limbic
Paraneoplastic 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.
- DUI
- D020363 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0328110
- Previous indexing
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes (1980-1999); Carcinoma, Small Cell/complications (1982-1999); Dementia/etiology (1968-1999); Encephalitis/complications (1969-1999); Limbic System/pathology (1968-1999)
- History note
- 2000
- Public note
- 2000
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification 1
- CO
- complications 2
- DI
- diagnosis 22
- DG
- diagnostic imaging 1
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 8
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 7
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology 8
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology 1
- PP
- physiopathology 5
- PC
- prevention & control
- PX
- psychology 1
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery
- TH
- therapy 7
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology
Autoimmune limbic encephalitis Disease MeSH Browser