Autoimmune ataxic neuropathies (sensory ganglionopathies)

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 366-370

  O'Leary, Colin P ^a   Willison, Hugh J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; GANGLIOSIDE; GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GD 1B; GLYCOLIPID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MYELIN; MYELIN ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN;

ATAXIA; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPATHY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PARAPROTEINEMIA; REVIEW; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SPINAL GANGLION; SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0030863046     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019052-199710000-00002     Document Type: Review

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