Antiglycine receptor antibody and encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM) related to small cell lung cancer

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kyskan, Robert ^a   Chapman, Kristine ^a   Mattman, André ^a   Sin, Don ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; BENZATROPINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOSTEROID; DANTROLENE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEVODOPA; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISONE; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; RITUXIMAB; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEEDING APPARATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG DISEASE; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS WITH RIGIDITY AND MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS;

EID: 84880104260     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-010027     Document Type: Article

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