Antiamphiphysin-positive stiff-person syndrome associated with small cell lung cancer

• Published in: Movement disorders Vol. 21; no. 8; pp. 1285 - 1287
• Main Authors: Nguyen-Huu, B.K., Urban, P.P., Schreckenberger, M., Dieterich, M., Werhahn, Konrad J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01-08-2006; Wiley
• Subjects: antiamphiphysin-positive; Autoantibodies - blood; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma, Small Cell - complications; Carcinoma, Small Cell - immunology; Development. Senescence. Regeneration. Transplantation; Electromyography; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; lung cancer; Lung Neoplasms - complications; Lung Neoplasms - immunology; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nerve Tissue Proteins - immunology; Neurology; Pneumology; stiff-person syndrome; Stiff-Person Syndrome - etiology; Stiff-Person Syndrome - immunology; Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Lung disease; antiamphiphysin-positive; Nervous system diseases; Respiratory disease; Lung cancer; stiff-person syndrome; Bronchus disease; Malignant tumor; Respiratory system; Small cell carcinoma
• ISSN: 0885-3185; 1531-8257
• DOI: 10.1002/mds.20910

The paraneoplastic amphiphysin+ stiff‐person syndrome (SPS) has so far only been described in women with breast adenocarcinoma. Here, we describe the rare case of a female patient with antiamphiphysin+ SPS due to small cell cancer of the lung. © 2006 Movement Disorder Society