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Descriptor English: Limbic Encephalitis
Descriptor Spanish: Encefalitis Límbica
Descriptor encefalitis límbica
Entry term(s) encefalitis límbica paraneoplásica
Scope note: Síndrome paraneoplásico caracterizado por degeneración de las neuronas del SISTEMA LÍMBICO. Las características clínicas comprenden ALUCINACIONES, pérdida de la MEMORIA VISUAL, ANOSMIA, AGEUSIA, EPILEPSIA DEL LÓBULO TEMPORAL, DEMENCIA y alteraciones afectivas (depresión). Con frecuencia se asocia a anticuerpos antineuronales circulantes (anti-Hu, anti-Yo y anti-Ma2) y carcinoma pulmonar de células pequeñas o carcinoma testicular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Encefalite Límbica
Descriptor French: Encéphalite limbique
Entry term(s): Encephalitides, Paraneoplastic Limbic
Encephalitis, Limbic
Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic Limbic
Limbic Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic
Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis
Tree number(s): C01.207.245.700
C04.588.614.550.450
C04.730.856.437
C10.228.140.430.525
C10.228.228.245.700
C10.574.781.550
C10.586.250.525
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020363
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Carcinoma, Small Cell/complications (1982-1999)
Dementia/etiology (1968-1999)
Encephalitis/complications (1969-1999)
Limbic System/pathology (1968-1999)
Paraneoplastic Syndromes (1980-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
Entry Version: LIMBIC ENCEPH
DeCS ID: 34184
Unique ID: D020363
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Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2015/06/23
Limbic Encephalitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0328110
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Limbic Encephalitis
Entry term(s) Encephalitides, Paraneoplastic Limbic
Encephalitis, Limbic
Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic Limbic
Limbic Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic
Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis



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