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Inflammatory Disease

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Abstract

Limbic encephalitis (LE) is most commonly caused by either infectious or autoimmune phenomena. In a minority of cases, LE is paraneoplastic and arises from activation of the immune system by tumoral antibodies. Common causes of paraneoplastic autoimmune encephalitis include small-cell carcinoma of the lung, testicular germ cell tumor, thymic tumors, breast cancer, ovarian tumors (e.g., ovarian carcinoma and ovarian teratoma), hematological malignancies (e.g., Hodgkin lymphoma), gastrointestinal malignancies, and neuroblastoma. Causes of non-paraneoplastic autoimmune encephalitis include voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC) antibody encephalitis, anti-N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor encephalitis, and systemic autoimmune conditions, such as systemic lupus erythematous [1–4].

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHybrid PET/MR Neuroimaging
Subtitle of host publicationA Comprehensive Approach
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages611-615
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9783030823672
ISBN (Print)9783030823665
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2021
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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