title: Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis due to thymic carcinoid.
abstract: Limbic encephalitis is a multifocal inflammatory disorder characterized by personality changes, irritability, memory loss, seizures, and, in some cases, dementia. In many cases, it may occur as a paraneoplastic syndrome and therefore the diagnosis of limbic encephalitis should raise the possibility of occult malignancy. We present a case of limbic encephalitis associated with a thymic carcinoid tumor. To our knowledge the association of thymic carcinoid tumor with paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis has not previously been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ravenel
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D020363:Limbic Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime