Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration
"Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D020362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.614.550.650 C04.730.856.650 C10.228.140.252.620 C10.574.781.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration- Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration
- Degeneration, Paraneoplastic Cerebellar
- Cerebellar Syndrome, Paraneoplastic
- Cerebellar Syndromes, Paraneoplastic
- Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Syndromes
- Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Syndrome
- Cerebellar Degeneration, Paraneoplastic
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