The clinical and imaging features of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis
- VernacularTitle:副肿瘤性边缘叶脑炎的临床和影像学特征
- Author:
Quangang XU
;
Weiping WU
;
Ling YIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Paraneoplastic syndrome Limbie encephalitis Clinical features MRI PET
- From:
Journal of Clinical Neurology
1993;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the clinical and imaging features of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis (PLE). Methods The clinical, latoratorial and imaging information of two patients with clinically diagnosed PLE associated with invasive thymoma or lung cancer are reported. Results Two cases had typical findings in clinical symptoms ( severe neuropsychological deficits, disorientation, memory impairment and seizures) and MRI showed ( abnormal high-signal intensity in hippocampal formations and temporal lobe on T2-weighted imagings) , One patient was investigated by cerebral 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D- glucose- positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) , and highly significant focal hypermetabolism in bilateral temporal and other areas was found. Conclusion The clinical and imaging examination are the improtant method for the diagnosis of PLE.
