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2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anti-Ri antibody was found in positive opsoclonus-myoclonus patient.
According to a study from Netherlands, "A 65 year old male patient developed truncal ataxia, opsoclonus, and myoclonus. In the serum, anti-Ri antibodies were found, which led to the detection of a small adenocarcinoma of the breast. Other prominent clinical features were an excessive startle response and behavioral disorders, such as anxiety and impatience."
Wirtz and coauthors concluded: "Other prominent clinical features were an excessive startle response and behavioral disorders, such as anxiety and impatience. These features suggest an immune response against both Nova-1 and Nova-2 antigens throughout the central nervous system."
Wirtz and colleagues published the results ...