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Paraneoplastic syndrome mimicking progressive supranuclear palsy

Authors :
Deepa Dash
Bhargavi Ramanujam
Rima Choudhary
Manjari Tripathi
Padma Madakasira Vasantha
Source :
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 32:162-163
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2016.

Abstract

Paraneoplastic syndrome presenting with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) phenotype is extremely rare. We report a patient who presented with features of rapidly progressive parkinsonism similar to PSP and was found to have small cell carcinoma of the lung along with seropositivity for onconeural antigen. The patient was treated with immunomodulation and was given chemotherapy for the malignancy and subsequently improved.

Details

ISSN :
09675868
Volume :
32
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....1a2dfbf54d0439f883ae3206239a97e0
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2016.02.032