Anti-Ri-associated paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration and breast cancer: An autopsy case study

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1044-1046

  Brieva Ruiz L ^a   Diaz Hurtado, M ^a   Matias Guiu, X ^a   Marquez Medina D ^a   Tarragona, J ^a   Graus, F ^b  

^a HOSPITAL ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^b Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti Ri; Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration; Paraneoplastic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN NOVA 1; ANTIGEN NOVA 2; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY RI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OPSOCLONUS MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY;

AGED; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; PARANEOPLASTIC CEREBELLAR DEGENERATION;

EID: 54049102806     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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