Degenerative or inflammatory conditions affecting the central or peripheral nervous system that develop in association with a systemic neoplasm without direct invasion by tumor. They may be associated with circulating antibodies that react with the affected neural tissue. (Intern Med 1996 Dec;35(12):925-9)
Also Known As:
Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous System; Autonomic Dysfunction, Paraneoplastic; Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes; Autonomic Dysfunctions, Paraneoplastic; Encephalomyelitis, Paraneoplastic; Neurologic Syndrome, Paraneoplastic; Neurologic Syndromes, Paraneoplastic; Paraneoplastic Autonomic Dysfunctions; Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitides; Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndrome; Syndrome, Paraneoplastic Neurologic; Syndromes, Paraneoplastic Neurologic; Paraneoplastic Autonomic Dysfunction; Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis