Response to intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy with only sensory symptoms

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 243, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 318-322

  Van Dijk, G W ^a,b   Notermans, N C ^a   Franssen, H ^b   Oey, P L ^b   Wokke, J H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Demyelinating neuropathy; Immunoglobulin; Inflammatory neuropathy; Sensory neuropathy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; DISABILITY; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY NEUROPATHY;

DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0029921276     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00868405     Document Type: Article

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