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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes: Study of Prevalence in a Province of the Lombardy Region, Italy.

Lorenzo Lorusso, Vincenza Precone, Daniela Ferrari, Gaelle K Ngonga, Antonio Giampiero Russo, Stefano Paolacci, Matteo Bertelli

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  2. Autoimmune Encephalitis and Related Syndromes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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  4. A review of the neurological complications of breast cancer.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022
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Lorenzo LorussoASST Lecco, UOC Neurology and Stroke Unit, 23807 Merate (LC), Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5894-8545
Vincenza PreconeMAGI EUREGIO, 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
Daniela FerrariDepartment of Neurology, Simone Veil Hospital, 95600 Eaubonne, France.
Gaelle K NgongaDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Centre Emile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette, 4240 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Antonio Giampiero RussoUOC Unità di Epidemiologia, ATS della Città Metropolitana di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5681-5861
Stefano PaolacciMAGI'S LAB, 38068 Rovereto (TN), Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5551-7520
Matteo BertelliMAGI EUREGIO, 39100 Bolzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9552-221X

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Abstract

Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNSs) are a heterogeneous group of rare immune-mediated diseases associated with cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of PNSs in the province of Brescia. PNS prevalence was calculated using the Lombardy regional hospital admission records from 1998 to 2003. We used the website "Epidemiologic and Economic Atlas of Hospital Activities in Lombardy" and the "International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems". In the province of Brescia, we found 54 cases of PNSs, 29 with subacute neuropathies, five with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration and 20 with encephalomyelitis. Peripheral nervous system diseases were the most frequent neurological disorders. In Lombardy, the number of PNS patients admitted was 322 (133 with encephalomyelitis, 21 with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration, 166 with polyneuropathies and two with optic degeneration). In Lombardy, the prevalence of PNSs was 25 in 100,000 hospital admissions and 5.92 in 100,000 for the Lombardy population. Our results show a discrete presence of PNS patients in the province of Brescia and in the Lombardy region as a whole.

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PMCPMC7599932

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