Unusual recovery from acute panautonomic neuropathy after immunoglobulin therapy

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 333-335

  Smit, Adrianus A J ^a   Vermeulen, Marinus ^a   Koelman, Johannes H T M ^a   Wleling, Wouter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031412635     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/72.4.333     Document Type: Article

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