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. 1990 Dec;53(12):1084–1088. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.53.12.1084

Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis: clinico-pathological correlations.

A M Bakheit 1, P G Kennedy 1, P O Behan 1
PMCID: PMC488321  PMID: 1963440

Abstract

Three new cases of limbic encephalitis in association with malignancy are reported. The literature on this condition is reviewed and the clinical, laboratory and histopathological features of cases proven at necropsy are correlated. The possible pathogenic mechanism of this disorder is discussed.

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