Stiff person syndrome and motor mononeuropathy with conduction block: A singular association

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-239

  La Spada, S ^a   Negro, C ^a   Nozzoli, C ^a   De Marco, V ^a   Passarella, Bruno ^a  

^a PERRINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies; Conduction block; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Multifocal motor neuropathy; Stiff person syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHYSIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; AUTOANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; BACLOFEN; CYCLOSPORIN; DIAZEPAM; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INSULIN; TIAGABINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER INJURY; MONONEUROPATHY; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPASM; NERVE BLOCK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; PLASMAPHERESIS; RADIOGRAPHY; STIFF MAN SYNDROME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERONEAL NEUROPATHIES; STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME;

EID: 33845389828     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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