Long-term therapy with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) in inflammatory neuropathies

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 266-273

  Grehl, H ^a   Jaspert, A ^a   Claus, D ^a   Neundorfer B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy; CIDP; IVIG therapy; Long term therapy; Multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN)

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NEUROPATHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030760876     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1997.tb00346.x     Document Type: Article

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