Spontaneous neurological improvement in anti-Hu associated encephalomyelitis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 276-278

  Byrne, Thomas ^c   Mason, Warren P ^a,b   Posner, Jerome B ^a,b   Dalmau, Josep ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c YALE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti Hu antibodies; Regression of paraneoplastic neurological syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY;

EID: 0030932444     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.3.276     Document Type: Article

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