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. 1982 Nov;58(685):704–705. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.58.685.704

Opsoclonus and polymyoclonia complicating oat-cell carcinoma of the bronchus

Bryan D Sheinman, Jeffrey Gawler
PMCID: PMC2426571  PMID: 6302645

Abstract

Opsoclonus, with or without polymyoclonia, is a rare syndrome. We report a case associated with an ‘oatcell’ carcinoma of the bronchus. There is only one previous similar case reported in the world literature.

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