Opsoclonus: Its clinical value.
Although the exact site of pathologic involvement and the pathogenesis remain uncertain, opsoclonus is an invaluable clinical sign that in it alone may herald an occult systemic malignancy. A thorough systematic evaluation should be undertaken to exclude an occult neoplasm in any patient who presents with opsoclonus unaccompanied by any other clinical sign.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005133:Eye Movements; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011011:Pneumoencephalography