Sudden death and paroxysmal autonomic dysfunction in stiff-man syndrome

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 91-96

  Mitsumoto, Hiroshi ^a   Schwartzman, Michael J ^a   Estes, Melinda L ^a   Chou, Samuel M ^a   La Franchise, Eugene F ^a   De Camilli, Pietro ^b   Solimena, Michele ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminobutyric acid; Autoimmune disease; Autonomic dysfunction; Stiff man syndrome; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIFF MAN SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CASE REPORT; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPASM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNDROME;

EID: 0025753657     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00315688     Document Type: Article

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