Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis in a patient with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis in a patient with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis is uncommon neurological side effect of cancer in the absence of direct effect of primary tumor or metastasis, side effects of treatment or metabolic dysfunctions (6). Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma triggers such side effect very rarely. We present a case of a young a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archive of oncology 2004, Vol.12 (1), p.71-73
Hauptverfasser: Semnic, Marija, Jovanovic, Darjana, Petrovic, Dragana, Nadj, Ilinka, Semnic, Robert
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Sprache:eng
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limbic encephalitis
lymphoma
non-Hodgkin
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Zusammenfassung:Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis is uncommon neurological side effect of cancer in the absence of direct effect of primary tumor or metastasis, side effects of treatment or metabolic dysfunctions (6). Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma triggers such side effect very rarely. We present a case of a young adult with complete clinical course of non- Hodgkin's lymphoma with an episode of behavioral disturbances and MRI features which were pathognomonic for paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis.
ISSN:0354-7310
1450-9520
DOI:10.2298/AOO0401071S