Neuropathy associated with "benign" anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein IgM gammopathy: Clinical, immunological, neurophysiological pathological findings and response to treatment in 33 cases

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 243, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 34-43

  Ellie, Emmanuel ^a,b   Vital, Anne ^c   Steck, Andreas ^d   Boiron, Jean Michel ^a   Vital, Claude ^c   Julien, Jean ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^d Neurologische Universitatsklinik Basel   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anti myelin associated glycoprotein IgM gammopathy; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MYELIN; MYELIN ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN; PARAGLOBOSIDE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PROTEINS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHIES, BENIGN; MYELIN-ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029655940     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00878529     Document Type: Article

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