A new anti-neuronal antibody in a case of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis associated with breast cancer

Autor: Scheid, R, Honnorat, J, Delmont, E, Urbach, H, Biniek, R
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2004
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Popis: Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes are rare remote effects of different types of cancer. Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis is a specific syndrome, most often associated with small cell lung carcinoma. This report describes the case of a pure limbic encephalitis in association with breast cancer. An anti-neuronal antibody was found in the serum and CSF of the patient which has not been reported so far.
Databáze: OpenAIRE