Autopsy findings in the nervous system and ovarian tumour of two patients with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 113, Issue SUPPL. 183, 2006, Pages 69-70

  Storstein, A ^a   Krossnes, B ^b   Vedeler, C A ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cerebellar degeneration; Ovarian cancer; Paraneoplasia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YO ANTIBODY;

AGED; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL LOSS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROGLIA; NERVOUS SYSTEM; OVARY TUMOR; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PURKINJE CELL; SEROLOGY; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PARANEOPLASTIC CEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; PURKINJE CELLS;

EID: 33645509088     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2006.00621.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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