title: Neuropsychological functioning in a patient with paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis.
abstract: A 54-year-old woman with clinically diagnosed paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis secondary to adenocarcinoma of the lung is described. Neuropsychological evaluation revealed intact visual perception, visual construction, language, speeded processing, and verbal abstract reasoning in the presence of a severe anterograde amnesia for both verbal and visual information. A profound consolidation problem is discussed in view of other diseases of the mesial temporal lobes resulting in impaired consolidation of new material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Haut
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goeta-Kreisler
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blumenthal
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008032:Limbic System / Q000503:physiopathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology