T cell-mediated paraneoplastic ganglionitis - An autopsy case

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 599-602

  Drlicek, M ^a   Bodenteich, A ^a   Urbanits, S ^a   Grisold, W ^a   Setinek, U ^a   Tucek, G ^b  

^a LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^b KAISER FRANZ JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anti Hu antibodies; Ganglionitis; Paraneoplastic neurological syndrome; Subacute sensory neuronopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GANGLIONITIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SPINAL GANGLION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0034030718     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010051168     Document Type: Article

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