Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 243, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-120

  Meucci, Nicoletta ^a   Nobile Orazio, Eduarde ^a   Scarlato, Guglielmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Intravenous immunoglobulins; Motor neuron disease

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030042956     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02444000     Document Type: Article

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