Showing posts with label paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. Show all posts
Monday, July 18, 2011
abstract - Journal of the Neurological Sciences : Deterioration of anti-Yo-associated paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration
second link (further information): "Paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes are a heterogeneous group of neurologic disorders associated with systemic cancer and caused by mechanisms other than metastases, metabolic and nutritional deficits, infections, coagulopathy, or side effects of cancer treatment. Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration is an uncommon disorder that can be associated with any cancer; the most commonly associated are lung cancer (particularly small cell lung cancer (SCLC)), gynecologic and breast cancer, and lymphoma (particularly Hodgkin disease) [1]. The neurologic symptoms frequently precede the diagnosis of cancer, sometimes by an interval of years....."cont'd
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