Table 2.
Distribution of PNS patients in hospitals in the province of Brescia from 1998 to 2003. f = female, m = male.
| Neurological Phenotype | Sex | Associated Tumors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female n (%) | Male n (%) | Total n (%) | Lung Cancer | Breast Cancer | Colon Cancer | Gynecological Cancer | |
| Encephalomyelitis | 1 (6%) | 0 | 1 (2%) | 1 f | / | / | / |
| Degenerative brain diseases (dementia + extrapyramidal disorders) | 10 (59%) | 9 (24%) | 19 (35%) | 14 (6 f, 8 m) | 3 f | 2 (1 f, 1 m) | / |
| Cerebellar degeneration | 0 (0%) | 5 (14%) | 5 (9%) | 4 m | / | 1 m | / |
| Polyneuropathy | 6 (35%) | 23 (62%) | 29 (54%) | 29 (6 f, 23 m) | / | / | / |
| Retinal degeneration | 0 | 0 | 0 | / | / | / | / |
| Opsoclonus-myoclonus | 0 | 0 | 0 | / | / | / | / |
| Total | 17 | 37 | 54 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 0 |