Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis: Ovarian Cancer Presenting as an Amnesic Syndrome
Bloch MH, Hwang WC, Baehring JM, Chambers SK. Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis: Ovarian Cancer Presenting as an Amnesic Syndrome. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2004, 104: 1174-1177. PMID: 15516442, DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000128110.31784.c8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmnesiaBiopsy, NeedleCombined Modality TherapyCystadenocarcinoma, PapillaryDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapyLimbic EncephalitisMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsOvariectomyParaneoplastic SyndromesPlasmapheresisRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeConceptsParaneoplastic limbic encephalitisShort-term memory lossLimbic encephalitisOvarian cancerMemory lossInitiation of plasmapheresisLimbic system abnormalitiesRare neurologic manifestationDramatic clinical improvementPrompt surgical managementTomography scan findingsEpithelial ovarian cancerClinical improvementNeurologic manifestationsRare complicationScan findingsSurgical managementOvarian tumorsPrimary tumorTesticular cancerSystem abnormalitiesEncephalitisAmnesic syndromeCancerPlasmapheresis