paraneoplastic neurological syndromes general treatment overview

... in 30–50% of patients with thymoma or sclerotic myeloma. Table 97-1 Paraneoplastic Syndromes of the Nervous System Syndromes of the brain, brainstem, and cerebellum Focal encephalitis ... Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration Opsoclonus-myoclonus Syndromes of the spinal cord Subacute necrotizing myelopathy Motor neuron dysfunction Myelitis Stiff-person syndrome Syndromes ... nerve hyperexcitability Autonomic neuropathy Syndromes of the neuromuscular junction Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome Myasthenia gravis Syndromes of the muscle ...

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... to general requirements and processes for wastewater treatment plants for more than 50 PT. The parts of the series are as follows: Part 1: General construction principles Part 3: Preliminary treatment Part ... appropriate): – raw wastewater pumping, – main treatment process (e. g. aeration, mixers, internal pumping, scrapers), – tertiary treatment, – sludge treatment including pumping, mixing, mechanical ... 8: Sludge treatment and storage Part 9: Odour control and ventilation Part 10: Safety principles Part 11: General data required Part 12: Control and automation 1 ) Part 13: Chemical treatment Part...

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... <Adjective>', and so forth. 17 8. Discussien Thus far, we have presented an overview of our treatment of comparatives, with as much detail as we're able to supply in a conference-length ... a logical quantifier, rather than the arithmetic operators as shown above. 45 A General Computational Treatment of Comparatives for Natural Language Question Answering Bruce W. Ballard ... translation of normalized parse trees into logical form. 1. Introduction We shall describe a general treatment of comparatives that has been implemented in the context of TELI, a question-answering...

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... also in- tegrated into the system in a general way. 1 Introduction Recently there has been interest in the devel- opment of a general computational treatment of the comparative. Last year ... Sciences New York University 715 Broadway, Room 709 New York, NY 10005 Abstract We present a general treatment of the com- parative that is based on more basic linguistic elements so that the ... two similar simpler clauses, each containing an adjective operator and an 165 A General Computational Treatment Of The Comparative Carol Friedman" Courant Institute of Mathematical...

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... 096. Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Endocrinologic/Hematologic (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 96. Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Endocrinologic/Hematologic Paraneoplastic Syndromes: ... the prevalence of paraneoplastic syndromes indicate that they are more common than is generally appreciated. The signs, symptoms, and metabolic alterations associated with paraneoplastic disorders ... the context of a malignancy and its treatment. Consequently, atypical clinical manifestations in a patient with cancer should prompt consideration of a paraneoplastic syndrome. The most common...

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... Table 96- 1 Paraneoplastic Syndromes Caused by Ectopic Hormone Production Paraneoplastic Syndrome Ectopic Hormone Typical Tumor Types a ... lung, pancreas, ovary a Only the most common tumor types are listed. For most ec topic hormone syndromes, an extensive list of tumors has been reported to produce one or more hormones. b hCG...

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... osteolytic cytokines and inflammatory mediators. Clinical Manifestations Chapter 096. Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Endocrinologic/Hematologic (Part 3) Etiology Humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy ... oral bisphosphonates can be used for chronic treatment. Dialysis should be considered in severe hypercalcemia when saline hydration and bisphosphonate treatments are not possible or are too slow ... Hypercalcemia associated with lymphomas, multiple myeloma, or leukemia may respond to glucocorticoid treatment (e.g., prednisone 40–100 mg PO in four divided doses). Ectopic Vasopressin: Tumor-Associated...

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... Chapter 096. Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Endocrinologic/Hematologic (Part 4) Etiology Vasopressin is an antidiuretic ... is not usually necessary to make the diagnosis. Ectopic Vasopressin: Tumor-Associated SIADH: Treatment Most patients with ectopic vasopressin production develop hyponatremia over several ... disorder should be corrected gradually unless mental status is altered or there is risk of seizures. Treatment of the underlying malignancy may reduce ectopic vasopressin production but this response...

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... ACTH production. Depending on prognosis and treatment plans for the underlying malignancy, measures to reduce cortisol levels are often indicated. Treatment of the underlying malignancy may reduce ... Unfortunately, many patients will eventually progress despite medical blockade. Chapter 096. Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Endocrinologic/Hematologic (Part 5) Rarely, corticotropin-releasing hormone ... ACTH in ~90% of cases. Bronchial and other carcinoids are well-documented exceptions to these general guidelines, as these ectopic sources of ACTH may exhibit feedback regulation indistinguishable...

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... encodes a protease that activates FGF23. Treatment involves removal of the tumor, if possible, and supplementation with phosphate and vitamin D. Octreotide treatment reduces phosphate wasting in ... subtype 2. Octreotide scans may also be useful to detect these tumors. Chapter 096. Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Endocrinologic/Hematologic (Part 6) Tumor-Induced Hypoglycemia Caused by ... another source of ectopic hCG production. Most women are asymptomatic. hCG is easily measured. Treatment should be directed at the underlying malignancy. Oncogenic Osteomalacia Hypophosphatemic...

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