Utility of anti-Hu antibodies in the diagnosis of paraneoplastic sensory neuropathy

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 976-980

  Molinuevo, Jose Luis ^a   Graus, Francesc ^a   Serrano, Carmen ^b   Reñe, Ramón ^a   Guerrero, Antonio ^c   Illa, Isabel ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY;

EID: 0031793102     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410440620     Document Type: Article

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