A possible paraneoplastic neuromyelitis optica associated with lung cancer

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 397-400

  De Santis, Giuseppe ^a   Caniatti, Luisa ^b   De Vito, Alessandro ^b   De Gennaro, Riccardo ^a   Granieri, Enrico ^a   Tola, Maria Rosaria ^b  

^a Department of Medical Surgical Disciplines Communication and Behaviour   (Italy)

^b Neurological Clinic   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Aquaporin 4; Cancer; Devic's disease; Neuromyelitis optica; Paraneoplastic

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; CA 125 ANTIGEN; CA 15-3 ANTIGEN; CARBOPLATIN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; GEMCITABINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TISSUE POLYPEPTIDE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; PAIN; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PARAPLEGIA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; SEROLOGY; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WHOLE BODY CT;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES; AQUAPORIN 4; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA;

EID: 70349652124     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-009-0112-0     Document Type: Article

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