Cerebral infarction complicating intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for polyneuritis cranialis

Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 257-258

  Silbert, Peter L ^a   Knezeuic, Wally V ^a   Bridge, Douglas T ^a  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

AGED; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COCHLEAR NERVE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOGENESIS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE;

EID: 0026508802     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.42.1.257     Document Type: Article

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