Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome in an adult with malignant melanoma [1]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 942-943

  Jung, K Y ^a   Youn, J ^a   Chung, C S ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; STEROID; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DETERIORATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MELANOMA; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPSOCLONUS; OPSOCLONUS MYCLONUS SYNDROME; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; VAGINA CANCER;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OPSOCLONUS-MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; PROGNOSIS; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33746267005     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0026-1     Document Type: Letter

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