A case of guillain-barre syndrome with bulbar palsy and a high titer of anti-GT1a antibody

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 331-333

  Hashiguchi, Shuji ^a   Ogasawara, Nozomi ^a   Yoshino, Hiide ^b  

^a TAKAMATSU RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti GT1a antibody; Anti ganglioside antibody; Anti GQ1b antibody; Bulbar palsy; Guillain Barre syndrome

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEMYELINATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; BULBAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; GANGLIOSIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY;

EID: 0030766069     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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