Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with carcinoma

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 188-190

  Antoine, J C ^a   Mosnier, J F ^a   Lapras, J ^a   Convers, P ^a   Absi, L ^b   Laurent, B ^a   Michel, D ^a  

^a SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

^b Centre de Transfusion Sanguine de la Loire   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; Monoclonal gammopathy; Paraneoplastic neurological syndrome

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; M PROTEIN; PARAPROTEIN; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030062438     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.60.2.188     Document Type: Article

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