| Identifier |
20190317_nanos_posters_112 |
| Title |
Anti-Hu associated Gaze Palsy Associated with Recurrent Small Cell Lung Cancer |
| Creator |
Samantha Goldburg; Anika Tandon; Alex Dillon; Cristiano Oliveira; Marc Dinkin |
| Affiliation |
(SG) University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT; (AT) (AD) (CO) (MD) Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY |
| Subject |
Ocular Motility |
| Description |
Paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis (PEM) is an indirect result of malignancy. In more than 50% of cases, it is associated with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The majority of patients present with sensory symptoms.Isolated diplopia, nystagmus, opsoclonus and other signs indicative of brain stem Pathology are seen in 6-11% of cases and are typically associated with anti-ri or anti-yo antibodies.Treatment for PEM includes immunotherapy, with variable outcomes; in some patients, treatment of the underlying cancer leads to resolution of of the paraneoplastic symptoms. |
| Date |
2019-03 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2019 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NAM 2019: Poster Session I: Clinical Highlights in Neuro-Ophthalmology |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2019. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6p02s6p |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
1432593 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p02s6p |
