Spontaneous neurological improvement in anti-Hu associated encephalomyelitis

被引:54
作者
Byrne, T
Mason, WP
Posner, JB
Dalmau, J
机构
[1] MEM SLOAN KETTERING CANC CTR,DEPT NEUROL,NEW YORK,NY 10021
[2] MEM SLOAN KETTERING CANC CTR,COTZIAS LAB NEUROONCOL,NEW YORK,NY 10021
[3] CORNELL UNIV MED COLL,DEPT NEUROL & NEUROSCI,NEW YORK,NY
[4] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,NEW HAVEN,CT
[5] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MED,NEW HAVEN,CT
[6] YALE COMPREHENS CANC CTR,NEW HAVEN,CT
关键词
anti-Hu antibodies; regression of paraneoplastic neurological syndrome;
D O I
10.1136/jnnp.62.3.276
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
Symptoms of anti-au associated paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis (PEM) and sensory neuropathy (PSN) are usually severe and irreversible. Two patients are reported whose symptoms improved spontaneously, and in one of them they resolved after resection of an inflammatory lesion of the lung. Spontaneous neurological improvement, although rare, should be considered in the evaluation of therapies for PEM/PSN.
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页码:276 / 278
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