Paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis associated with pancreatic tumor and anti-GAD antibodies

Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 450-451

  Hernandez Echebarria L ^a   Saiz, A ^b   Ares A ^a   Tejada, J ^a   Garcia Tunon L ^a   Nieves, C ^a   Graus, F ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; BLOOD; FATALITY; IMMUNOLOGY; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; FATAL OUTCOME; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 33646169785     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000196488.87746.7b     Document Type: Article

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