Opsoclonus - Myoclonus - dysequilibrium syndrome: Cytological and immunological dynamics in the serial cerebrospinal fluid in two patients

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 250, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1420-1425

  Bartoš, Aleš ^a   Piťha, Jiří ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Immunoglobulin; Intrathecal synthesis; Oligoclonal bands; Opsoclonus myoclonus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LAMOTRIGINE; PIRACETAM; STEROID; THIAMINE; TIAPRIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BLOOD CEREBROSPINAL FLUID BARRIER; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPSOCLONUS; OPSOCLONUS MYOCLONUS DYSEQUILIBRIUM SYNDROME; PLASMA CELL; PLEOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ADULT; ATAXIA; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MYOCLONUS; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; OLIGOCLONAL BANDS;

EID: 1642471672     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-003-0202-5     Document Type: Article

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