Clinical syndromes and associated tumours in the patients reported to the study
| Syndrome/antibodies/tumour | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Neurological syndrome | |
| Sensory neuronopathy | 22 (34.9) |
| Sensory neuropathy | 20 (31.7) |
| Sensorimotor neuropathy | 1 (1.6) |
| Sensory and autonomic neuropathy | 1 (1.6) |
| Encephalomyelitis | 15 (23.8) |
| Cerebellar degeneration | 13 (20.6) |
| Cerebellar syndrome + sensory neuropathy | 3 (4.8) |
| Opsoclonus-myoclonus | 3 (4.8) |
| Limbic encephalitis | 2 (3.2) |
| Miscellaneous | 5 (7.9) |
| Antineuronal antibodies | |
| Tested | 57 (90.4) |
| Positive | 44 (77.0) |
| Tumour type | |
| Lung | 24 (38.1) |
| Small cell lung cancer | 19 (30.0) |
| Non-small cell lung cancer | 5 (8.0) |
| Breast | 9 (14.0) |
| Ovarian | 5 (8.0) |
| Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 4 (6.0) |
| Adenocarcinoma of unknown primary | 4 (6.3) |
| Miscellaneous | 6 (9.5) |