vasoactive-intestinal-peptide has been researched along with Ataxia* in 2 studies
2 other study(ies) available for vasoactive-intestinal-peptide and Ataxia
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Ataxia and secretory diarrhea: two unusual paraneoplastic syndromes occurring concurrently in the same patient with ganglioneuroblastoma.
The presence of rare paraneoplastic syndromes, the opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome (OMA), presumably caused by antineuronal antibody production, and diarrhea, caused by vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) secreted by neuroblastoma, may strongly signal the presence of neuroblastoma. The authors describe a child who presented with both syndromes concurrently; this has never been described previously in the same patient. However, diagnosis of neuroblastoma was delayed by a workup focused on the prolonged diarrhea rather than the ataxia. The diarrhea resolved after tumor resection, whereas OMA required further therapy. Increased awareness of VIP-secretory diarrhea, especially in an ataxic child, might contribute to an earlier diagnosis of neuroblastoma. Topics: Adrenal Gland Neoplasms; Ataxia; Diarrhea; Female; Ganglioneuroblastoma; Humans; Infant; Lymphatic Metastasis; Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous System; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide | 2004 |
Paraneoplastic syndromes in neuroblastoma.
Topics: Adrenal Gland Neoplasms; Ataxia; Diarrhea; Ganglioneuroblastoma; Humans; Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous System; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide | 2004 |