Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria for a “Definite PNS”

Type of PNS	Classical	Classical	Non-classical	Non-classical
Parameters
Cancer	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative
Onconeural antibodies	Positive or Negative	Positive	Positive
Well characterized		Positive	Positive	Positive
Partially characterized	–	–	Positive	–
Improvement after therapy	–	–	Yes	–
Level of diagnostic evidence	Definite	Definite	Definite	Definite