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Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes [PDF]

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2007
Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) can be defined as remote effects of cancer that are not caused by the tumor and its metastasis, or by infection, ischemia or metabolic disruptions. PNS are rare, affecting less than 1/10,000 patients with cancer.
Antoine Jean-Christophe, Honnorat Jérôme   +1 more
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Anti-SOX1 Antibodies in Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome

Journal of Clinical Neurology, 2020
Anti-Sry-like high mobility group box (SOX) 1 antibodies (abs) are partly characterized onconeural autoantibodies (autoabs) due to their correlation with neoplastic diseases.
Xuan Sun, Jiping Tan, Hui Sun, Yan Liu, Weiping Guan, J. Jia, Zhenfu Wang   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Autoantibodies against retinal proteins in paraneoplastic and autoimmune retinopathy [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Autoimmune retinal degeneration may occur in patients who present with sudden or, less commonly, subacute loss of vision of retinal origin, associated with an abnormal ERG, through the action of autoantibodies against retinal proteins.
AH Milam, B Lei, CE Thirkill, DM Jacobson, G Adamus, G Adamus, G Adamus, G Adamus, G Adamus, G Adamus, G Adamus, G Ren, G Tezel, Gaoying Ren, Grazyna Adamus, H Ohguro, H Ohguro, I Maruyama, JB Mizener, JL Keltner, JL Keltner, JL Keltner, JR Heckenlively, MA Murphy, MJ Potter, MR Stanford, MS Savchenko, R Peek, R Peek, Richard G Weleber, SM Whitcup, YH Yoon   +31 more
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Immunoglobulins to mitigate paraneoplastic Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome under checkpoint inhibition in Merkel cell carcinoma

Neurological Research and Practice, 2020
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a rare, autoimmune or paraneoplastic condition characterized by muscle weakness and fatigability. In cancer therapy, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) sensitize the immune system for tumor antigens.
Maike F. Dohrn, U. Schöne, Charlotte Küppers, D. Christen, J. Schulz, B. Gess, S. Tauber   +6 more
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Clinical disorders affecting mesopic vision [PDF]

, 2006
Vision in the mesopic range is affected by a number of inherited and acquired clinical disorders. We review these conditions and summarize the historical background, describing the clinical characteristics alongside the genetic basis and molecular ...
Abramowicz M., Ahmed F., Ahmed F., Al-Kubaisy W., Asrat Y., Ayyagari R., Baillie I., Bergen H. R., Berson E., Bloem M., Bordley J., Bret-Dibat C., Brink E., Burstedt M., Burstedt M., Capon M., Carr R., Carr R., Chisholm C., Christian P., Cunier F., de Pee S., DOG, Donnen P., Duke-Elder S., Fishman G., Fuchs A., Fuchs A., Gross-Jendroska M., Guy J., Haidar J., Hartmann E., Hayashi T., Hayashi T., Heckenlively J., Kalloniatis M., Kamei M., Kellner U., Kolling G., Lauber H., Lei B., Lorenz B., Main A., Marmor M., Marmor M., McBain V., Mele L., Milam A., Miyake Y., Miyake Y., Miyake Y., Mizuo A., Morimura H., Nabakwe E., Nettleship E., Oguchi C., Onder C., Parker W., Perlman I., Pesudovs K., Phelan J., Polans A., Polkinghorne P., Ramalho R., Reiner J., Resnikoff S., Ripps H., Rosen D., Rosen D., Rougier M., Ruiz-Martin M., Saunders C., Sawyer R., Schaumberg D., Schemann J., Schlote T., Schubert G., Sharp D., Shaw C., Skinner H., Smith R. A. J., Sommer A., Somner A., Sorsby A., Souied E., Spalton D., Stephenson S., Stockman A., Tabata Y., Takeuchi T., Taren D., Thirkill C., Tielsch J., Underwood B., Uyemura M., Weinstein J., Weiss J., Weiss N., Wolf G., Wolf G., Wolfe J. E.   +100 more
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Unilateral paraneoplastic optic disc edema and retinal periphlebitis in pineal germinoma

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2018
Purpose: To describe a unilateral ocular paraneoplastic syndrome in pineal germinoma. Observations: A 24-year-old male presented with diplopia, excessive thirst, and frequent urination. Cranial MRI showed a mass in pineal gland.
Gunay Uludag, Aslihan Onay, Sumru Onal
doaj   +1 more source

An unusual presentation of a case of human psittacosis [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Chlamydia psittaci is a gram-negative, obligate intracellular organism. Birds are the main reservoir, but also non-avian domestic animals and humans can be infected.
Boelens, Jerina, De Spiegeleer, Anton, Thijs, Elke, Van Braeckel, Eva, Vande Weygaerde, Yannick, Vanrompay, Daisy, Vermaelen, Karim, Versteele, Charlot   +7 more
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Receptor tyrosine kinase and p16/CDKN2 expression in a case of tripe palms associated with non-small-cell lung cancer [PDF]

, 1999
Background: Tripe palms is a descriptive term for a cutaneous paraneoplastic keratoderma. Tripe palms are frequently associated with gastric and pulmonary carcinoma. The pathogenetic mechanism remains unknown.
Bezold, G., Dieterle, C., Greulich, K. M., Krähn, Gertraud, Peter, R. U., Wolff, H.   +5 more
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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the diagnosis of suspected paraneoplastic syndromes: A retrospective analysis

World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2020
Paraneoplastic syndromes are a rare clinical presentation of tumor thought to affect 0.01% of patients with cancer. Paraneoplastic syndromes present a diagnostic challenge as a wide variety of signs and symptoms may appear. This study examines the use of
Richard Bresler, Harry William III Schroeder, David Z. Chow, Ruth Lim   +3 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of paraneoplastic neurological disorders [PDF]

, 2004
In about two thirds of cases, patients with paraneoplastic neurological disorders present to the neurologist without a known tumor. Due to the ongoing immune response, this tumor tends to stay biologically relatively benign, and therefore difficult to ...
Graus, F., Voltz, R.
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