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Paraneoplastic Syndromes could be caused by rheumatologic and scleroderma by Jan Posted Tue 16 Nov 2010 10:01pm Paraneoplastic syndromes are rare disorders that are triggered by an altered immune system response to a neoplasm. They are defined as clinical syndromes involving..., or miscellaneous in nature. Paraneoplastic syndromes most commonly occur in patients not known to have cancer, as well as in those with active cancer and those in remission after Read on »

A Primer on Myasthenia Gravis by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 15 Jun 2009 4:19pm represents a paraneoplastic syndrome, typically bronchogenic carcinoma, although Lambert-Eaton Syndrome is the myasthenic syndrome most commonly associated with malignancy Read on »

Criteria for Sporadic CJD by Neurodoc .. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 07 Jul 2008 7:13pm /PET can be considered for cases of possible paraneoplastic syndrome. Sarcoid also can be discovered. See what's free atAOL.com. Read on »

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in systemic sclerosis: case and literature review. by Jan Posted Mon 08 Feb 2010 12:00am is usually short; systemic sclerosis could present as a paraneoplastic syndrome in some cases. We concluded that, although rare, the association of systemic sclerosis and non Read on »

Why does renal failure cause hyperparathyroidism? by pathologystudent Posted Mon 07 Feb 2011 12:35pm cell lung carcinoma) secretes a protein that acts so much like parathyroid hormone that it actually raises serum calcium. This type of situation is called a paraneoplastic syndrome, and it occurs with other malignancies and hormones too (for example, small cell lung carcinoma can secrete proteins that acts like ADH or ACTH). Getting back Read on »

DEAR MORPHINE ADDICT! by Calvin B. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:43am , Myasthenia Gravis, Acute Transverse Myelitis, Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, Polyarteritis nodosa, Sjogren syndrome, Behcet's syndrome, Sarcoidosis, Paraneoplastic syndromes, neuromyelitis optica (Devic's syndrome), HIV-associated myelopathy, Adrenomyeloneuropathy, other Myelopathy, Spinocerebellar syndromes, Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis, Guillian Barre Read on »

Criteria for Sporadic CJD by Neurodoc .. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 17 Oct 2008 9:12pm /PET can be considered for cases of possible paraneoplastic syndrome. Sarcoid also can be discovered. See what's free at AOL.com. Read on »

Rhadoid Tumor Predisposition Syndrome: A recently defined genetic syndrome by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 19 Jan 2009 1:19am

1 Comment that the WHO consensus committee also recognized a new genetic syndrome got lost in the mix. Here's the scoop on the new syndrome: Rhabdoid Tumor Predisposition Syndrome (RTPS... and early childhood. The atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is by far the most common CNS malignacy associated with this syndrome. Up to one-third of AT/RTs are thought to arise Read on »

Nuts Combat Metabolic Syndrome (Syndrome X) by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 29 Dec 2008 4:37pm to a Mediterranean diet helps to reverse Metabolic syndrome, defined as having three or more of the following: 1) abdominal obesity, 2) high triglycerides, 3) low HDL (good) cholesterol, 4) high blood sugar and 5) high blood pressure. More than 20 percent of North Americans have metabolic syndrome and are at high risk for diabetes. Many of these people will die Read on »

Syndrome Syndrome (part 2) by Jodi Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:33pm with Kellen before? P.P.: No, I've worked with Down syndromes. My mouth dropped open and I think I gave her a little, tiny, piece of my mind. Not a large piece...afterall... be like all kids with Down syndrome and therefore she didn't need to know what made him unique. I find it frustrating when our kids aren't allowed to have unique personalities Read on »