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Review
. 2017 Oct;38(Suppl 2):237-242.
doi: 10.1007/s10072-017-3031-5.

Diagnostics of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes

Marco Zoccarato  1 , Matteo Gastaldi  2 , Luigi Zuliani  3 , Tiziana Biagioli  4 , Marco Brogi  4 , Gaetano Bernardi  5 , Elena Corsini  5 , Elena Bazzigaluppi  6 , Raffaella Fazio  6 , Claudia Giannotta  7 , Eduardo Nobile-Orazio  7 , Gianna Costa  8 , Raffaele Iorio  9 , Amelia Evoli  9 , Sara Mariotto  10 , Sergio Ferrari  10 , Elisabetta Galloni  11 , Valentina De Riva  11 , Elisabetta Zardini  2 , Diego Franciotta  12 , Bruno Giometto  13   14
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Review

Diagnostics of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes

Marco Zoccarato et al. Neurol Sci. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

This document presents the guidelines for onconeural antibody testing that have been developed following a consensus process built on questionnaire-based surveys, internet contacts, and discussions at workshops of the sponsoring Italian Association of Neuroimmunology (AINI) congresses. Essential clinical information on paraneoplastic neurological syndromes, indications and limits of onconeural antibody testing, instructions for result interpretation, and an agreed laboratory protocol (Appendix) are reported for the communicative community of neurologists and clinical pathologists.

Keywords: Laboratory diagnostics; Neurological autoimmune diseases; Onconeural antibodies.

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