TY - JOUR
T1 - Paraneoplastic subacute cerebellar degeneration
T2 - Functional improvement and the role of rehabilitation
AU - Sliwa, James A.
AU - Thatcher, Steven
AU - Jet, Jennie
PY - 1994/3
Y1 - 1994/3
N2 - Paraneoplastic syndromes, or the remote effects of cancer on the nervous system, can result in significant functional impairment. One syndrome in particular, paraneoplastic subacute cerebellar degeneration (PSCD), may be severely disabling. Patients with PSCD can experience severe ataxia resulting in an inability to ambulate or perform their activities of daily living. Little has been written about the value of rehabilitation in cases of paraneoplastic syndrome. We report the case of a 51-year-old woman with PSCD who experienced improvements in all functional activities after comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation. She has maintained her improved functional status after discharge; her case is testimony to the value of rehabilitation in paraneoplastic syndrome.
AB - Paraneoplastic syndromes, or the remote effects of cancer on the nervous system, can result in significant functional impairment. One syndrome in particular, paraneoplastic subacute cerebellar degeneration (PSCD), may be severely disabling. Patients with PSCD can experience severe ataxia resulting in an inability to ambulate or perform their activities of daily living. Little has been written about the value of rehabilitation in cases of paraneoplastic syndrome. We report the case of a 51-year-old woman with PSCD who experienced improvements in all functional activities after comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation. She has maintained her improved functional status after discharge; her case is testimony to the value of rehabilitation in paraneoplastic syndrome.
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U2 - 10.1016/0003-9993(94)90042-6
DO - 10.1016/0003-9993(94)90042-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 8129592
AN - SCOPUS:0028224499
VL - 75
SP - 355
EP - 357
JO - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
JF - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
SN - 0003-9993
IS - 3
ER -
