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Management of Immune-Mediated Paraneoplastic Neurological Disorders
Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) are immune-mediated paraneoplastic disorders of the nervous system caused by tumor-induced disturbance of immune tolerance to neuronal antigens. Tumors expressing neuronal proteins, either intracellularly or on cell membranes, are most relevant (▶Table 1). The detection of antineuronal antibodies (Abs) confirms the diagnosis of PNS in patients present...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.51.4.467-a