Diseases

Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration

Cerebellar degeneration associated with a remote neoplasm. Clinical manifestations include progressive limb and GAIT ATAXIA; DYSARTHRIA; and NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC. The histologic type of the associated neoplasm is usually carcinoma or lymphoma. Pathologically the cerebellar cortex and subcortical nuclei demonstrate diffuse degenerative changes. Anti-Purkinje cell antibodies (anti-Yo) are found in the serum of approximately 50% of affected individuals. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p686)

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Cerebellar degeneration associated with a remote neoplasm. Clinical manifestations include progressive limb and GAIT ATAXIA; DYSARTHRIA; and NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC. The histologic type of the associated neoplasm is usually carcinoma or lymphoma. Pathologically the cerebellar cortex and subcortical nuclei demonstrate diffuse degenerative changes. Anti-Purkinje cell antibodies (anti-Yo) are found in the serum of approximately 50% of affected individuals. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p686)

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  • Cerebellar Degeneration, Paraneoplastic
  • Cerebellar Syndrome, Paraneoplastic
  • Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Syndrome
  • Cerebellar Syndromes, Paraneoplastic
  • Degeneration, Paraneoplastic Cerebellar
  • Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Syndromes
  • Anti-Yo-Associated Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration
  • Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration, Anti-Yo-Associated
  • Anti Yo Associated Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration
  • Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration, Anti Yo Associated

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coord with precoord organ/neopl term + histol type

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Cerebellar Ataxia (1975-1999)
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes (1980-1999)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020362. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020362
  2. Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraneoplastic_cerebellar_degeneration
  3. Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3508804