Morvan's fibrillary chorea: Remission after plasmapheresis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 243, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 350-353

  Madrid, A ^a   Gil Peralta, A ^a   Gil Neciga E ^a   Gonzalez J R ^a   Jarrin S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Isaacs' syndrome; Morvan's fibrillary chorea; Neuromyotonia; Plasmapheresis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHOREA; HUMAN; LIPID OXIDATION; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SIGMOID CARCINOMA;

AGED; CHOREA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS;

EID: 0029914369     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00868410     Document Type: Article

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