Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration associated with Hodgkin's disease

J Neurol. 1987 Dec;235(2):122-4. doi: 10.1007/BF00718025.

Abstract

A case of paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) associated with Hodgkin's disease is presented. The features that make this case particularly interesting are the simultaneous occurrence of PCD with a relapse of Hodgkin's disease, which has been present for 17 years, and the arrested progression of cerebellar dysfunction after a subacute onset. Cerebellar atrophy was revealed by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. In contrast to two previously reported cases, anti-Purkinje-cell antibodies were not detected.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Atrophy
  • Cerebellar Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cerebellar Diseases / etiology*
  • Cerebellar Diseases / pathology
  • Hodgkin Disease / complications*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Nerve Degeneration
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed