Temporal-lobe epilepsy associated with glutamic-acid-decarboxylase autoantibodies

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9126, 1998, Pages 457-

  Giometto, B ^a   Nicolao, P ^b   Macucci, M ^b   Tavolato, B ^b   Foxon, R ^b   Bottazzo, G F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; ENZYME ANTIBODY; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIFF MAN SYNDROME; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 0032497147     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)79192-3     Document Type: Article

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