raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:624190

Paraneoplastic isolated brainstem encephalitis

Synonyms: Paraneoplastic isolated rhombencephalitis · Paraneoplastic isolated rhomboencephalitis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A rare autoimmune encephalitis characterized by various phenotypes depending on the region of the brainstem that is involved; patients are present with gaze palsies (in midbrain involvement), facial palsy or vertical gaze palsies (in pontine involvement), dysarthira, dysphagia or central hypoventilation (in medullary involvement). Additional clinical features may also involve pyramidal symptoms and gait impairment.

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Names in Orphadata languages

10 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enParaneoplastic isolated brainstem encephalitisParaneoplastic isolated rhombencephalitis · Paraneoplastic isolated rhomboencephalitis
frEncéphalite paranéoplasique isolée du tronc cérébralRhombencéphalite paranéoplasique isolée · Rhombo-encéphalite paranéoplasique isolée · Rhomboencéphalite paranéoplasique isolée
deHirnstamm-Enzephalitis, isolierte paraneoplastischeParaneoplastische isolierte Rhombenzephalitis
esEncefalitis paraneoplásica del tronco encefálico aisladaRombencefalitis paraneoplásica aislada · Romboencefalitis paraneoplásica aislada
itEncefalite paraneoplastica isolata del tronco encefalicoRombencefalite paraneoplastica isolata · Romboencefalite paraneoplastica isolata
nlParaneoplastische geïsoleerde encefalitis van hersenstamParaneoplastische geïsoleerde rhombencefalitis · Paraneoplastische geïsoleerde rhombo-encefalitis
ptEncefalite do tronco cerebral paraneoplásica isoladaRombencefalite paraneoplásica isolada · Romboencefalite paraneoplásica isolada
plParanowotworowe izolowane zapalenie pnia mózgu= en
csParaneoplastická izolovaná encefalitida mozkového kmene= en
ukПаранеопластичний ізольований стовбуровий енцефалітПаранеопластичний ізольований ромбенцефаліт · Паранеопластичний ізольований ромбоенцефаліт

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G04.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118E4A.0NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0850104Evalidated
UMLSC5680406Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidated34827413[PMID]_ORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card