Evaluating patients with suspected paraneoplastic or other autoimmune movement disorders including patients with ataxia, brainstem encephalitis, chorea, dyskinesias, myoclonus, and parkinsonism using serum specimens
For optimal antibody detection, specimen collection is recommended before initiation of immunosuppressant medication, or corticosteroid or intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) treatment.
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Refrigerated (preferred) – 28 days
Frozen – 28 days
Ambient – 72 hours
Cell Binding Assay (CBA)
Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)
Western Blot (WB)
Immunoblot (IB)
See report