Anti-Hu antibody paraneoplastic syndrome: clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Anti-Hu antibody paraneoplastic syndrome: clinical features. Limbic encephalitis, Paraneoplastic encephalitis. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Major syndromes
- Limbic encephalitis
- Paraneoplastic encephalitis
- Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration
Movement disorders
Locked: subscribe to see this section.
Seizure disorders
Locked: subscribe to see this section.
Ophthalmic features
Locked: subscribe to see this section.
Cranial neuropathies
Locked: subscribe to see this section.
Peripheral neuropathy
Locked: subscribe to see this section.
Autonomic dysfunction
Locked: subscribe to see this section.
Other clinical features
Locked: subscribe to see this section.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features
Locked: subscribe to see this section.
References
- Rosenbloom MH, Smith S, Akdal G, Geschwind MD. Immunologically mediated dementias. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2009; 9:359-367.
- Graus F, Keime-Guibert F, Reñe R, et al. Anti-Hu-associated paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis: analysis of 200 patients. Brain 2001; 124:1138-1148.
- Hersh B, Dalmau J, Dangond F, Gultekin S, Geller E, Wen PY. Paraneoplastic opsoclonus-myoclonus associated with anti-Hu antibody. Neurology 1994; 44:1754-1755.
- Langer JE, Lopes MB, Fountain NB, et al. An unusual presentation of anti-Hu-associated paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis. Dev Med Child Neurol 2012; 54:863-866.
- Schrader C, Alwan G, Weissenborn K. Pseudochoreoathetosis can be the first clinical manifestation of anti-Hu-neuropathy associated with squamous cell carcinoma. Mov Disord 2008; 23:2257-2259.
- And 29 more. Subscribe to see the full list
