"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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Relation of Motor Impairments to Neuropathologic Changes of Limbic-Predominant Age-Related TDP-43 Encephalopathy in Older Adults. Neurology. 2023 10 10; 101(15):e1542-e1553.
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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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Reply: Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE). Brain. 2019 08 01; 142(8):e43.