"Limbic Encephalitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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 encephalitis in a COVID-19 patient? J Neurovirol. 2021 06; 27(3):498-500.
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New-Onset Seizure With Possible Limbic Encephalitis in a Patient With COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Review. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2021 Jan-Dec; 9:2324709620986302.
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A case of limbic encephalitis associated with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020 11; 91(11):1229-1230.
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Limbic encephalitis as a relapse of Whipple's disease with digestive involvement and spondylodiscitis. Infection. 2019 Aug; 47(4):637-641.
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Occupation-Associated Fatal Limbic Encephalitis Caused by Variegated Squirrel Bornavirus 1, Germany, 2013. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 06; 24(6):978-987.
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Chronic Manganese Toxicity Associated with Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Complex Antibodies in a Relapsing Neuropsychiatric Disorder. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 04 18; 15(4).
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Emergence of new-onset psychotic disorder following recovery from LGI1 antibody-associated limbic encephalitis. BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Mar 31; 2017.