Resolution of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy-associated central nervous system lesions after treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-158

  Fee, Dominic B ^a   Fleming, John O ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system lesions; Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; Intravenous immunoglobulin

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN MAPPING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0043193865     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8027.2003.03022.x     Document Type: Article

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