Qualitative evidence of anti-Ri specific intrathecal antibody synthesis and quantification of anti-Ri antibodies in serial samples from a patient with anti-Ri syndrome [8]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 282-283

  Stich, O ^a   Rauer, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RI ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ATAXIA; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSTONIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RI SYNDROME;

AGED; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; AUTOANTIBODIES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OLIGOCLONAL BANDS; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, NERVOUS SYSTEM; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 32244449438     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.062489     Document Type: Letter

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