title: Paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes.
abstract: Malignancies may produce indirect effects on the central and peripheral nervous systems, as well as on muscle. Certain autoantibodies have been detected in some of these paraneoplastic syndromes, and these antibodies most likely play a role in their pathogenesis. This article describes the currently accepted paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes along with current information regarding their pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hinton
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies