Related Diseases
- Parenchymal Disease occurs in 30-40% of those diagnosed with NM. The disease associated with the main functioning body of an organ, in this case the brain.
- Acute Cerebellar Ataxia is a rare initial presenting feature of NM, particularly in gastric cancer. Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is a well-known cause of cerebellar ataxia associated with neoplastic disorders, and commonly, with positivity for various anti-neuronal antibodies.
- Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss caused by complications with the vestibulocochlear nerves from onset of NM
- Subacute Confusion: when functioning of the brain such as cognition deteriorates but at a less rapid rate than that of acute confusion
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