Neonatal lower motor neuron syndrome associated with maternal neuropathy with anti-GM1 IgG

Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 379-381

  Attarian, S ^a,b   Azulay, J Ph ^a   Chabrol, B ^a   Escande Beillard, N ^b   Pouget, J ^a   Boucraut, J ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MATERNAL DISEASE; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 3242808898     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000130193.32776.DA     Document Type: Article

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