Description
This book extensively reviews Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes in light of the most recent descriptions of autoantibodies against neuronal cell surface antigens (only partly associated with paraneoplastic disorders) and the introduction of new immuno-oncological drugs that can contribute to causing diseases that are pathogenetically indistinguishable from paraneoplastic syndromes. These two new developments have not been addressed in other volumes available on the market.Section 1 focuses on immunological defense mechanisms against tumors. Besides investigating the pathogenetic mechanisms of these disorders, this section will also explore what the introduction of new drugs used in immune checkpoint inhibitor cancer therapy is teaching us in terms of immunopathogenesis. The second section will present individual syndromes (phenotypical clinical manifestations) of the CNS, PNS, NMJ and muscle. These chapters will, however, be preceded by an epidemiological analysis and a chapter describing the clinical approach to patients with these disorders. Consideration will also be given in specific chapters to general therapeutic strategies and the techniques used to search for diagnostically relevant autoantibodies. Presentation of the individual diseases will be followed by a third section investigating the role of antibody markers, presented in three chapters differentiating cytoplasmic, nuclear and neuronal cell surface reactivities.The innovative component of the final two sections compared to previously published volumes lies in their presentation of the profile of paraneoplastic diseases by tumor type. Special attention will be given to thymoma (involved particularly with novel antibodies against surface antigens), and neuroendocrine tumours, which are as yet comparatively unexplored in the literature. Lastly, a clinical update will be provided on gynecological, hematological and testicular malignancies.The last section will address side effects of the new immuno-oncological drugs increasingly used in cancer therapy. The high number of neurological complications that occur when tumor checkpoints are inhibited against immune defences provides the ideal experimental model for understanding the pathogenesis of these diseases.- Profiles paraneoplastic diseases by tumor type- Identifies the pathogenetic mechanisms of PNS and provides epidemiological analysis- Presents individual syndromes of the CNS, PNS, NMJ, and muscle- Investigates the role of antibody markers- Differentiates cytoplasmic, nuclear, and neuronal cell surface reactivities- Discusses immune-oncological drugs causing diseases that are indistinguishable from PNS- Reviews therapeutic strategies and clinical approach to PNS patients
Table of Contents
Section I. Introduction and Overview1. Introduction and overview of immunopathological mechanisms and future directions2. Changing landscape in the field of paraneoplastic neurology: Personal Perspectives over a 35-year career3. Pathogenesis and immunopathology of paraneoplastic disordersSection II. Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes4. Epidemiology of paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes5. Clinical approach to diagnosis of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes6. Overview of treatment strategies in paraneoplastic neurological syndromes7. Methods to Detect Paraneoplastic Antibodies8. Paraneoplastic encephalitis9. Autoimmune and paraneoplastic seizures 10. Paraneoplastic Cerebellar and Brainstem Disorders11. Paraneoplastic/autoimmune myelopathies12. Paraneoplastic vision loss13. Paraneoplastic movement disorders14. Movement disorders associated with pediatric encephalitis15. Paraneoplastic neuropathies and peripheral nerve hyperexcitability disorders16. Paraneoplastic autonomic neuropathies and GI dysmotility 17. Myasthenia Gravis – Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment18. Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome19. Paraneoplastic myopathiesSection III. Paraneoplastic autoantibodies20. Intracellular paraneoplastic autoantibodies21. Antibodies to neural cell surface and synaptic proteins in paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes22. Optimizing the diagnostic performance of neural antibody testing for paraneoplastic and autoimmune encephalitis in clinical practiceSection IV. Paraneoplastic neurological and autoantibody accompaniments of cancer23. Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Neurological Disorders associated with Thymoma24. Paraneoplastic Neurologic Manifestations of Neuroendocrine tumors25. Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome associated with Gynaecological and Breast malignancies26. Hematological malignancies and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation27. Paraneoplastic neurological syndrome and autoantibody accompaniments of germ cell tumorsSection V. Neurological complications of cancer immunotherapy28. Neurological manifestations of autoimmunity with immune checkpoint inhibitors
