title: Paraneoplastic syndromes.
abstract: Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes cause severe neurological dysfunction and may lead to the diagnosis of a potentially curable cancer. The range of clinical presentations of these syndromes continues to grow and new antibody associations are constantly being described. Conventional immunosuppressive therapy is rarely helpful and the prognosis of these conditions remains poor.
authors.affiliation: St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rees
mesh_terms: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000378:metabolism; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D001323:Autoantibodies