Polymyoclonus, Laryngospasm, and Cerebellar Ataxia Associated With Adenocarcinoma and Multiple Neural Cation Channel Autoantibodies

Polymyoclonus, laryngospasm, and cerebellar ataxia associated with adenocarcinoma and multiple neural cation channel autoantibodies.

OBJECTIVE To describe and provide audiovisual documentation of a syndrome of polymyoclonus, laryngospasm, and cerebellar ataxia associated with adenocarcinoma and multiple neural cation channel autoantibodies. DESIGN Case report with video. SETTING University hospitals. Patient A 69-year-old woman presented with subacute onset of whole-body tremulousness and laryngospasm attributed to gastr...

Cerebellar ataxia associated with anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase (anti-GAD) autoantibodies: a rare and puzzling disease.

Sporadic cerebellar ataxia associated with gluten sensitivity.

A total of 104 patients with sporadic cerebellar ataxia were tested for antigliadin and antiendomysium antibodies. Twelve individuals (11.5%) with gluten sensitivity underwent duodenal biopsy and extensive clinical, electrophysiological, neuropsychological, radiological and laboratory investigations including human leucocyte antigen (HLA) typing. Two patients showed typical changes of gluten-se...

Acute Cerebellar Ataxia Associated with Poliovirus Infection †

The term acute cerebellar ataxia is used to designate a syndrome of uncertain etiology, occuring usually in young children and characterized by a relatively sudden onset of cerebellar signs (ataxia, intention tremor, and often nystagmus) which reach maximum intensity within a few days and then subside.'` In many of the reported cases an absence of prodromal symptoms, fever, nuchal rigidity, or ...

Encephalitis and cerebellar ataxia associated with Epstein-Barr virus infections.

ENCEPHALITIS and cerebellar ataxia are rare complications of infectious mononucleosis (IM). Until recently the demonstration of a raised titre of heterophil antibodies in a Paul-Bunnell test provided the best objective data for substantiating a diagnosis of IM. Unfortunately, this test may produce both false positive and false negative results and may remain positive for many months after the a...