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Clinical insights into paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: Neuroimaging is usually unremarkable in paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD), at least in the early stages of the disease. A patient with proven PCD is reported in whom it could be shown that cerebellar atrophy evolved very rapidly and was present in early imaging studies. Even with the use of the whole spectrum of modern diagnostic tools, the underlying malignancy can be difficult to diagnose. In addition to mammography, MRI is recommended in these cases and repeat FDG-PET may be necessary.

Source: Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.082206

Author: R Scheid

Institutions: Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig University

Language: English

Topic: Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments

Subfield: Clinical Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2015629462

FWCI: 1.77

Cites: 14

Cited by: 36

Related to: 10