Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis associated with epidermoid lung carcinoma;Encéphalite limbique paraneoplasique et carcinome épidermoïde du poumon

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 278-280

  Dabbeche, C ^a   Guyon, D ^a   Loubes Lacroix, F ^a   Manelfe, C ^b  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

Epidermoid lung carcinoma; Limbic encephalitis; MR imaging; Paraneoplastic disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

EID: 26644440660     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0150-9861(05)83151-7     Document Type: Article

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