Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis: clinico-pathological correlations.
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- 1 December 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 53 (12), 1084-1088
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.53.12.1084
Abstract
Three new cases of limbic encephalitis in association with malignancy are reported. The literature on this condition is reviewed and the clinical, laboratory and histopathological features of cases proven at necropsy are correlated. The possible pathogenic mechanism of this disorder is discussed.Keywords
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