Treatment of acute pandysautonomia with intravenous immunoglobulin

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 529-531

  Mericle, Robert A ^a   Triggs, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pandysautonomia; Autonomic nervous system disease; Intravenous immunoglobulin

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSAUTONOMIA; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031011287     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.5.529     Document Type: Article

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