PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROMUSCULAR SYNDROMES
| Autor: | Kerry H. Levin |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Paraneoplastic Syndromes Stiffman Syndrome Stiff-Person Syndrome Bioinformatics Malignancy medicine Humans Motor Neuron Disease Severe disability Lung cancer Neurologic Examination business.industry Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Cancer Neuromuscular Diseases Motor neuron Prognosis medicine.disease Pathophysiology Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome medicine.anatomical_structure Continuous muscle fiber activity Neurology (clinical) business |
| Zdroj: | Neurologic Clinics. 15:597-614 |
| ISSN: | 0733-8619 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70336-4 |
| Popis: | Although paraneoplastic syndromes are rare, a number of well- defined, neuromuscular paraneoplastic syndromes have been described and their pathophysiology listed. Many different malignancies have been associated with these syndromes, but small-cell lung cancer is the most common. Features shared by these conditions include onset of the underlying malignancy, rapid progression, severe disability, and the potential for some improvement, owing to treatment of the cancer. This article discusses Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, motor neuron disorders, peripheral neuropathies, and disorders of continuous muscle fiber activity, such as Stiffman syndrome. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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