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Core Information
Disease Name
Limbic Encephalitis
Standard Disease Name
limbic encephalitis
MeSH Tree
No data
ICD-10
G13.1
Identifiers
DO ID
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MeSH ID
D020363
OMIM ID
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UMLS ID
C0338430
HPO ID
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Description and Extensions
Description
NCI2016_02D:A rare disorder characterized by degenerative changes in the limbic area of the brain. Causes include infections and autoimmune conditions; it may also manifest as a paraneoplastic syndrome, most often caused by small cell lung carcinoma. Signs and symptoms include behavioral changes, hallucinations and dementia.|MSH2017_2016_08_12: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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