Limbic encephalitis associated with recurrent thymoma: A postmortem study

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Fujii, N
Furuta, A
Yamaguchi, H
Nakanishi, K
Iwaki, T
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[1] Iizuka Hosp, Dept Neurol, Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan
[2] Iizuka Hosp, Dept Pathol, Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan
[3] Kyushu Univ, Grad Sch Med Sci, Neurol Inst, Dept Neuropathol, Fukuoka, Japan
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10.1212/WNL.57.2.344
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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The authors report an autopsied patient with limbic en cephalitis and recurrent thymoma. The immunohistochemical study showed selective depositions of immunoglobulin G on the neurons in the limbic system and the tumor cells of the recurrent thymoma. The immunoblotting study detected two types of antibodies that react with the human brain, rat brain, and rat thymus.
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