Limbic encephalitis - a review

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 961-971

  Anderson, N E ^a   Barber, P A ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Limbic encephalitis; Paraneoplastic syndromes

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PREDNISONE; STEROID; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PLEURA BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYMOMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA, ANTEROGRADE; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LIMBIC ENCEPHALITIS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 48449102835     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.12.003     Document Type: Review

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