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ArticleBMJ case reports2017

Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration secondary to ovarian carcinosarcoma: a cerebellar conundrum.

Julian David Birch, Arup Sen, Katherine Rowland, Tatyana Viner

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Julian David BirchAcute Medicine and Rehabilitation Directorate, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Arup SenPrinces Plain Clinic, Bromley Healthcare, Bromley, UK.
Katherine RowlandPrinces Plain Clinic, Bromley Healthcare, Bromley, UK.
Tatyana VinerPrinces Plain Clinic, Bromley Healthcare, Bromley, UK.
Bromley College of Further and Higher Education · GBJDSU (United States) · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of an elderly female patient who presented with a 6-month history of progressive slurred speech, vertigo, unsteadiness and falls. She underwent an extensive battery of neurological and cardiovascular investigations, none of which demonstrated a diagnostic cause for her symptoms. She was referred to the stroke and neurology teams and was started on treatment for presumed anxiety. As her symptoms continued to progress, she was referred to the falls service. Following a multidisciplinary team discussion, she was reviewed by the consultant geriatrician who felt this may be due to a malignancy so the consultant geriatrician arranged blood testsand CT scan of her chest, abdomen and pelvis. These demonstrated a large left adnexal mass and a raised Ca-125 level. The patient was diagnosed with an ovarian tumour, which was treated surgically. A provisional diagnosis of paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration, secondary to ovarian carcinosarcoma, was made.

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AgedCA-125 AntigenCarcinosarcomaDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingOvarian NeoplasmsParaneoplastic Cerebellar DegenerationTreatment RefusalCA-125 Antigenbrain stem / cerebellumgeriatric medicinegynecological cancermovement disorders (other than parkinsons)neurology

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PMID28790096
PMCPMC5623280
OpenAlexW2744583351

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