It's common for patients to seek treatment for paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration before their underlying cancer is ...

Acquired cerebellar ataxia is a rare, in many cases immune-modulated and paraneoplastic illness. Acute and slowly progredient processes are possible. An early treatment is important for a good ...

Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome (OMAS) is a rare immune-mediated movement disorder occurring as a paraneoplastic manifestation of neuroblastic tumours (NTs), especially neuroblastoma in infancy.

Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology and Department of Neurology, Klinikum Grosshadern, München, Germany Since the discovery of the first clinically relevant antineuronal antibody specific for a ...

Ataxia occurs when individuals lose the ability ... In many cases, the condition is paraneoplastic in origin, meaning it ...

left upper limb ataxia, and a left extensor plantar response. The patient developed aspiration pneumonia and a tracheostomy was performed for airway protection, and percutaneous gastrostomy feeds were ...

Cerebellar ataxia may arise as a consequence of autoimmune damage of the cerebellum. Adult patients with autoimmunity against the cerebellum often have an underlying neoplasm (paraneoplastic ...

Copyright: © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome (OMAS)—or dancing eyes syndrome—is a paraneoplastic or ...

Learning Objectives 1. Learn the pathophysiologic basis of development of various paraneoplastic syndromes 2. Understand the role of imaging with specific reference to the role of nuclear medicine ...