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Clinical variants of limbic encephalitis [PDF]

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019
The clinical picture of immunomediator disorders of the central nervous system resulting from autoimmune or paraneoplastic processes is often represented by the limbic symptom complex or limbic encephalitis. The article gives a brief description of these conditions, allocated to a separate nosological group in 2007. The symptoms of limbic encephalitis
Haggai Schermann, Irina Victorovna Ponomareva, Vasily Gennadievich Maltsev, Konstantin Borisovich Yakushev, Mikhail Aizikovich Sherman   +4 more
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Autoimmune limbic encephalitis: A manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus in the central nervous system [PDF]

Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2015
Autoimmune limbic encephalitis (ALE) associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a rare entity with few reports in the literature to date. In general, ALE associated with SLE has a satisfactory response to immunosuppressive treatment (RIT), but
Débora Bartzen Moraes Angst, Nathália Stela Visoná de Figueiredo, Valmir Passarelli, Meire Argentoni Baldocchi, Maria Sheila Guimarães Rocha, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki   +5 more
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Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis Attributable to Thymoma [PDF]

Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2007
CASE REPORT A 62-year-old lady was referred to neurology with a 6-month history of short-term memory loss and uncharacteristic behavior. She had previously been fit and well, with no significant medical problems. A formal Mini Mental State Examination revealed a reduced score (23/30) consistent with severe cognitive impairment.
David Gilligan, Marie Waters, Mohammed Suhail Chaudhry   +2 more
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A case of limbic encephalitis presenting as a paraneoplastic manifestation of limited stage small cell lung cancer: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction The differential diagnosis of altered mental status and behavioral change is very extensive. Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis is a rare cause of cognitive impairment, which should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
Butt Mohammad, Fahim Ahmed, McGivern Damian V   +2 more
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Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis Resembling Acute Herpetic Encephalitis [PDF]

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2013
Introduction. Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis (PLE) is a rare disorder that typically follows a chronic or subacute course of personality changes, memory loss, seizures, and hallucinations. Early diagnosis is difficult and characteristic symptoms can be mimicked by a variety of conditions.
Kostantinos Siarkos, Ermioni Papageorgiou, Ioannis Markakis, Athanasios Papathanasiou, Georgios Gkekas   +4 more
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Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Positive Anti-NMDAR and Anti-AMPAR Antibodies Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis [PDF]

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2016
We report the case of a 66-year-old woman, with paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis, treated 6 months earlier for bladder neoplasia. The patient presented to the emergency room with rapidly increasing symptoms, noninfectious cerebral spinal fluid ...
Sabina Boangher, Pascal Mespouille, Corina-Mihaela Filip, Sophie Goffette   +3 more
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Claustrum sparing sign in seronegative limbic encephalitis. [PDF]

eNeurologicalSci, 2023
Background: Limbic encephalitis (LE) is a rare variant of autoimmune encephalitis. It often manifests with subacute neuropsychiatric symptoms of agitation, delusions, variable seizure semiology, and short-term memory loss.
Safan AS, Al-Termanini M, Abdelhady M, Osman Y, Awad Elzouki AY, Abdussalam AL.   +5 more
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Altered Mental Status in the Emergency Department – When to Consider Anti-LGI-1 Encephalitis: Case Report

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Anti-leucine-rich glioma inactivated-1 (LGI-1) is one of few antibodies implicated in limbic encephalitis, a syndrome that can result in permanent neurological symptoms if left untreated.
Stephanie S. Miljkovic, B. Witkind Koenig   +1 more
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Case Report: Autoimmune Encephalitis Associated With Anti-glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibodies: A Pediatric Case Series

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Background: Antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) are associated with various neurologic conditions described in patients, including stiff person syndrome, cerebellar ataxia, refractory epilepsy, and limbic and extralimbic encephalitis ...
Changhong Ren, Haitao Ren, Xiaotun Ren, Weihua Zhang, Jiuwei Li, Lifang Dai, Hongzhi Guan, Fang Fang   +7 more
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Recurrent Anti-AMPA Receptor Limbic Encephalitis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor encephalitis is a relatively rare anti-neuronal surface antigen autoimmune encephalitis (LE).
Yuanyuan Fang, Dengji Pan, Hao Huang
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