Clinical presentation and outcome of Guillain-Barre and related syndromes in relation to anti-ganglioside antibodies

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 78-84

  Carpo, M ^a   Pedotti, R ^a   Allaria, S ^a   Lolli, F ^b   Mata S ^b   Cavaletti, G ^c   Protti, A ^d   Pomati, S ^a   Scarlato, G ^a   Nobile Orazio, E ^a  

^a 'Giorgio Spagnol' Serv Clin N   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Department of Neurology   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Gangliosides; GD1a; GM1; GM2; GQ1b; Guillain Barre Syndrome; Miller Fisher syndrome; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE; GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AUTOANTIBODIES; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GANGLIOSIDES; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILLER FISHER SYNDROME; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032835204     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00173-2     Document Type: Article

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