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A case of paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) associated with Hodgkin's disease is presented. The features that make this case particularly interesting are the simultaneous occurrence of PCD with a relapse of Hodgkin's disease, which has been present for 17 years, and the arrested progression of cerebellar dysfunction after a subacute onset. Cerebellar atrophy was revealed by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. In contrast to two previously reported cases, anti-Purkinje-cell antibodies were not detected.
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Wessel, K., Diener, H.C., Schroth, G. et al. Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration associated with Hodgkin's disease. J Neurol 235, 122–124 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00718025
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