An Unusual Case of Two Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes in a Patient With Lung Cancer

Paraneoplastic immune-mediated disorders have been well described in the literature. However, it is still relatively rare. The incidence has increased over the past decade due largely to the discovery of more autoantibodies. With a better understanding of the pathophysiology of different autoantibodies and clinical phenotypes, we are often able to diagnose clinically some specific paraneoplastic autoimmune neurological syndromes. We may also predict the response to treatment based on the autoantibody class. We are presenting a very unusual case of two completely different paraneoplastic syndromes with two different autoantibodies, gamma-aminobutyric acid-B (GABA(B)) and collapsin response mediator protein 5 (CRMP5), in a patient with underlying small-cell lung cancer. We will discuss the differences in the two antibody syndromes, their significance, and their management.