Anti-Ri-antibody-associated paraneoplastic syndrome in a man with breast cancer showing a reversible pontine lesion on MRI

Journal of Clinical Neurology (Korea)

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-152

  Kim, Heeyoung ^a   Lim, Youngmin ^a   Kim, Kwang Kuk ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti Ri antibody; Breast cancer; Paraneoplastic syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953378684     PISSN: 17386586     EISSN: 20055013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2009.5.3.151     Document Type: Article

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