Inflammatory infiltrates in the spinal cord of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 509-517

  Muller H D ^a   Beckmann, A ^a   Schroder J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Guillain Barr syndrome; Immunohistochemistry; Inflammatory infiltrates; Macrophages; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; METHOTREXATE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MENINX; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MOTOR SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SPINAL ROOT; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGED; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0344013061     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-003-0768-0     Document Type: Article

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