Parainfectious opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome: High dose intravenous immunoglobulins are effective [4]

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 279-280

  Glatz, K ^a   Meinck, H M ^a   Wildemann, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MYOCLONUS; OPSOCLONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFECTION; MALE; OLIGOCLONAL BANDS; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, NERVOUS SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037308818     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.2.279     Document Type: Letter

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