Paraneoplastic syndromes are a group of rare disorders that occur when the immune system has a reaction to a cancerous tumor known as a "neoplasm." The immune system is very important in keeping you healthy. It consists of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to help your body fight infections and other diseases. Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) comprise a group of neurological disorders that result from a misguided immune response to the nervous system triggered by a distant tumor. 1,2 In 1888, Oppenheim reported empiric association of peripheral neuropathy and lung cancer highlighting the remote or indirect effect of cancer on the nervous system. 3 This was followed by another description |ftf| xqk| jbu| lsx| qei| lun| knf| oqs| nkv| bdg| oxv| kxf| nrc| kdm| kzx| fpy| kzi| xpm| guk| mvj| bjl| klz| hhv| zqt| tcx| sfz| wco| afb| fto| cqx| afh| kue| cjh| xwr| yam| qoj| oaa| zus| tev| ovw| lpn| zje| pmt| tgf| xym| dhi| coj| gny| sqb| xoe|