A case of Miller Fisher syndrome with anti GQ1b in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 391-393

  Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^a   Tiamkao, Somsak ^a   Jitpimolmard, Suthipun ^a   Vincent, Angela ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti ganglioside; GQ1b; Guillain Barr syndrome; Immunoglobulin; Miller Fisher syndrome

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GQ 1B; GANGLIOSIDE GQ 1B ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND;

ADULT; ATAXIA; AUTOANTIBODIES; GANGLIOSIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MILLER FISHER SYNDROME; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; THAILAND;

EID: 33847694321     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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