[Limbic encephalitis].
A case of limbic encephalitis diagnosed in a 56-year-old man with small-cell lung cancer is reported. Death occurred after 6 1/2 months due to cardiorespiratory insufficiency. Psychopathology, course and diagnostic findings of the syndrome are described, and pathogenetic hypotheses are discussed.
Psychiatrische Abteilung, Ev. Krankenhaus, Huyssens-Stiftung Essen.
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D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008032:Limbic System / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
Limbische Enzephalitis.