Idiopathic or Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Sensory, Motor, or Mixed Sensory-Motor Disorders
Aug.02, 2009 in
Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination and Neurologic Disorders
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Primary motor or encephalitic syndromes Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. This syndrome is caused by generalized loss of many cerebellar Purkinje cells, producing ataxia, which is also frequently accompanied by nystagmus and dysarthria. This is most commonly found in postmenopausal women with breast or ovarian carcinoma and less frequently with other adenocarcinomas. A few cases are associated […]