Chronic progressive sensory ataxic neuropathy associated with limited systemic sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 241, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 103-106

  Nobuhara, Yasuyuki ^a,b   Saito, Mineki ^a   Goto, Rina ^a   Yoshidome, Yoshihito ^a   Kawamura, Miwako ^a   Kasai, Takefumi ^a   Higashimoto, Ikkou ^a   Eiraku, Nobutaka ^a   Umehara, Fujio ^a   Osame, Mitsuhiro ^a   Arimura, Kimiyoshi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic progressive sensory ataxic neuropathy; GM CSF; IL 1 ; Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg); Limited systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; NEURORADIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; ATAXIA; CYTOKINES; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SENSATION DISORDERS; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 30944449600     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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