Long term effect of intravenous immunoglobulins and oral cyclophosphamide in multifocal motor neuropathy

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 765-769

  Meucci, Nicoletta ^a   Cappellari, Alberto ^a   Barbieri, Sergio ^a   Scarlato, Guglielmo ^a   Nobile Orazio, Eduarde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiglycolipid antibodies; Cyclophosphamide; IVIg; Multifocal motor neuropathy; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GLYCOLIPID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REMISSION;

EID: 0030726281     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.63.6.765     Document Type: Article

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