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. 2011 Jul;4(4):237–248. doi: 10.1177/1756285611405395

Table 1.

Onconeuronal antibodies: psychiatric and neurological manifestations.

Onconeuronal antibody Psychiatric manifestation Neurologic findings MRI Treatment
Hu Short-term memory loss, ‘confusion’, Wernicke Korsakow-like manifestation Seizures Mesial temporal lobe changes, extralimbic manifestations Immunomodulation, steroids, cyclophosphamide tumour treatment
Ma2 Short-term memory loss, less confusion Panic reactions, ‘nervous breakdown’, obsessive–compulsive disorders Brainstem involvement, hypothalamic dysfunction, diencephalic syndrome, sleep dysregulation (excessive daytime sleepiness) Mesial temporal lobe Improvement and stabilization can occur following tumour treatment
CV2/CRMP Cognitive defects, manic mood, obsessive compulsive disorders, Depression, Personality changes Chorea extrapyramidal disorders, apraxia, optic neuropathy, disorder of smell and taste Changes may occur Unclear*
Anti-amphiphysin Short-term memory loss, ‘confusion’, Wernicke Korsakow-like Myoclonus, rigidity, stiff person syndrome Unclear*
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PubMed search with CV2, CRMP5, amphiphysin with ‘limbic’ and ‘treatment’ yielded no results, with only reviews available.