Neuromyotonia as paraneoplastic manifestation of bladder carcinoma

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 280, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 111-112

  Forte, Francesca ^a   Pretegiani, Elena ^a   Battisti, Carla ^a   Sicurelli, Francesco ^a   Federico, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Isaacs syndrome; Neuromyotonia; Paraneoplastic manifestation; Transitional cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOKYMIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEATING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; ISAACS SYNDROME; MALE; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, NERVOUS SYSTEM; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 63349096151     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.01.022     Document Type: Article

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