Chronic demyelinating polyneuropathy in pregnancy treated with intravenous immunoglobulin

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 174-176

  Nwosu, E C ^a   Tandon, S ^b   Breeze, C ^b   Enevoldson, T P ^c   Khaleeli, A A ^d  

^a Whiston and Gynaecology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^d WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISOLONE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ADULT; AMNIOTOMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0032898713     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08219.x     Document Type: Article

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