A case study with breast cancer and brain metastasis encompassing acute onset of amnesia and altered mental status due to limbic encephalitis - Biochemical and proteomic aspects

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作者：

Samaha, Ali A. ^{[3
,4
]}

Hatoum, Hilana ^{[5
,6
]}

Abou Ghazal, Faten ^{[6
]}

Mattar, Hanna ^{[6
]}

Itani, Osman S. ^{[4
]}

Haddad, John J. ^{[1
,2
,7
]}

机构：

[1] Lebanese Int Univ, Dept Biol, Cellular & Mol Signaling Res Grp, Beirut, Lebanon

[2] Lebanese Int Univ, Dept Biomed Sci, Fac Arts & Sci, Beirut, Lebanon

[3] Lebanese Univ, Fac Publ Hlth, Dept Human Morphol, Zahle, Lebanon

[4] Makassed Gen Hosp, Intens Care Unit, Beirut, Lebanon

[5] Lebanese Univ, Fac Med, Beirut, Lebanon

[6] Notre Dame Secours Hosp, Dept Neurol, Beirut, Lebanon

[7] Univ Balamand, Fac Hlth Sci, St Georges Hosp Complex, Dept Med Lab Sci, Beirut, Lebanon

来源：

EXCLI JOURNAL | 2008年 / 7卷

关键词：

cancer; encephalitis; mastectomy; metastasis;

D O I：

暂无

中图分类号：

Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

A biochemical case study is reported on a 50-year old lady known to have breast cancer. The woman was treated by mastectomy and this was followed by unraveling brain metastases three years post-diagnosis of the cancer, which was treated by radiation and chemotherapy. Two months after ending her treatment, she exhibited acute changes in her mental status manifested by severe amnesia and fever. A generalized analytical and biochemical assessment revealed the presence of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis.

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页码：132 / 138

页数：7