Neurological Research and Practice (May 2021)

Simultaneous paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration, Lambert-Eaton syndrome and neuropathy associated with AGNA/anti-SOX1 and VGCC antibodies

  • Jonas Feldheim,
  • Cornelius Deuschl,
  • Martin Glas,
  • Christoph Kleinschnitz,
  • Tim Hagenacker

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s42466-021-00129-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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Abstract Anti-glial nuclear antibody (AGNA) is an onconeuroal antibody targeting the nuclei of Bergmann glia in the cerebellum and Anti-SRY-related HMG-box 1 (SOX1). It is highly specific for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and correlates to the appearance of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes such as Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (pLEMS) and paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) amongst others. Herein, we present a SCLC patient with rapidly progressive PCD, LEMS and axonal polyneuropathy associated with AGNA/SOX1-antibodies, successfully treated with plasma-exchange (PLEX).