Psychiatric manifestations of paraneoplastic syndromes

Autor: M. Lemos, A. Lourenço, M. Ribeiro
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: European Psychiatry, Vol 65, Pp S661-S661 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0924-9338
1778-3585
DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1698
Popis: Introduction Paraneoplastic syndromes (PS) result from indirect effects of neoplasms. In 50% of the cases the symptoms precede the diagnosis and run independently. PS may involve the peripheral or central nervous system, resulting in symptoms from sensory neuropathies to several neuropsychiatric manifestations. Objectives To review the psychiatric manifestations of paraneoplastic syndromes affecting the nervous system. Methods Selective literature review via PubMed search, using the keywords “paraneoplastic syndromes”, “endrocrine paraneoplastic syndromes”, “neuropsychiatric manifestations”, “limbic encephalitis”. Results The prevalence of PS varies with the type of cancer (
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