Paraneoplastic Syndromes of the Nervous System | |
| CLASSIC SYNDROMES: USUALLY OCCUR WITH CANCER ASSOCIATION | NONCLASSIC SYNDROMES: MAY OCCUR WITH AND WITHOUT CANCER ASSOCIATION |
|---|---|
Encephalomyelitis Limbic encephalitis Cerebellar degeneration (adults) Subacute sensory neuronopathy Gastrointestinal paresis or pseudo-obstruction Dermatomyositis (adults) Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome Cancer- or melanoma-associated retinopathy | Brainstem encephalitis Stiff-person syndrome Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus Necrotizing myelopathy Motor neuron disease Guillain-Barré syndrome Subacute and chronic mixed sensory-motor neuropathies Neuropathy associated with plasma cell dyscrasias and lymphoma Vasculitis of nerve Pure autonomic neuropathy Acute necrotizing myopathy Polymyositis Optic neuropathy BDUMP Peripheral nerve hyperexcitability (neuromyotonia) Myasthenia gravis |