We review the neuronal antibodies described in CNS disorders in order to clarify their
diagnostic value, emphasize potentials pitfalls and limitations in the diagnosis of …

Serological testing for anti-neural autoantibodies is important in patients presenting with
idiopathic cerebellar ataxia, since these autoantibodies may indicate cancer, determine …

Objective The contemporary diagnosis of paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes (PNSs)
requires an increasing understanding of their clinical, immunologic, and oncologic …

Importance Paraneoplastic encephalitides usually precede a diagnosis of cancer and are
often refractory to immunosuppressive therapy. Conversely, autoimmune encephalitides are …

Background: In adult patients, autoantibodies targeting the water channel aquaporin-4
(AQP4) are a biomarker for a spectrum of CNS inflammatory demyelinating disorders with …

Background Little is known about adult-onset opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS)
outside of individual case reports. Objective To describe adult-onset OMS. Design Review of …

Recently, several autoimmune neurological diseases have been defined by the presence of
autoantibodies against different antigens of the nervous system. These autoantibodies have …

Objective: To report the clinical phenotype and outcome of isolated paraneoplastic
myelopathy. Methods: We systematically reviewed clinical, serologic, and MRI data for 31 …

The diagnostic criteria published by the PNS (Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes)
Euronetwork in 2004 provided a useful classification of PNS, including paraneoplastic …

Background/Objective: We reported that 43% of patients with Lambert–Eaton myasthenic
syndrome (LEMS) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) had an antibody called anti-glial …