Neuropsychological symptoms in paraneoplastic disorders.
Neuropsychological symptoms may rarely be part of a paraneoplastic neurological syndrome, mainly as limbic encephalitis. As the tumour will not be known in most patients upon presentation to the neurologists, state-of-the art diagnosis including the use of anti-neuronal antibodies and FDG-PET is essential for adequate management of these patients.
Voltz
Raymond
R
Dept. of Palliative Medicine, University Hospital, Kerpener Str. 62, 50924, Köln, Germany. raymond.voltz@uk-koeln.de
D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*