Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes: diagnosis and treatment

doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/wco.0b013e3282f189dc

Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes: diagnosis and treatment

Francesc Graus,Josep Dalmau-2008-02-01-Current Opinion in Internal Medicine

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TL;DRAbstract

Neurologists must be aware of neurological syndromes that may have a paraneoplastic origin. Detection of onconeural antibodies is crucial to make the correct diagnosis. Immunotherapy should be used, although the impact of the treatment is unclear in cases with irreversible neuronal damage.

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Neurologists must be aware of neurological syndromes that may have a paraneoplastic origin. Detection of onconeural antibodies is crucial to make the correct diagnosis. Immunotherapy should be used, although the impact of the treatment is unclear in cases with irreversible neuronal damage.

Keywords

MedicineOpsoclonusEpilepsia partialis continuaRituximabLimbic encephalitisImmunotherapyAntibodyLambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

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