Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020363
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020363
Preferred Name

Limbic Encephalitis

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis
Encephalitides, Paraneoplastic Limbic
Limbic Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic
Encephalitis, Limbic
Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic Limbic
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