Downbeating nystagmus and muscle spasms in a patient with glutamic-acid decarboxylase antibodies

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 142-144

  Ances, Beau M ^a,b   Dalmau, Josep O ^a   Tsai, Jean ^a   Hasbani, M Josh ^a   Galetta, Steven L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE SPASM; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIFF MAN SYNDROME; SYMPTOM;

AUTOANTIBODIES; DIAZEPAM; DIPLOPIA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; SPASM; STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME;

EID: 22444433856     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.12.052     Document Type: Article

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