Paraneoplastic brainstem encephalitis in a patient with malignant fibrous histiocytoma and atypical anti-neuronal antibodies [7]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 251, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1415-1417

  Corato, Manuel ^a   Marinou Aktipi, Kalliope ^a   Nano, Rosanna ^a,c   Giometto, Bruno ^d   Cereda, Cristina ^a   Natoli, Guido ^a   Facoetti, Angelica ^a,c   Ceroni, Mauro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Neurological Dept   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

AGED; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MALE; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CEREBELLUM; ENCEPHALITIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, NERVOUS SYSTEM; PURKINJE CELLS;

EID: 12744268486     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-004-0557-2     Document Type: Letter

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