An autopsy case of limbic encephalitis with voltage-gated potassium channel antibodies [4]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Park, D C ^a,d   Murman, D L ^a   Perry, K D ^b   Bruch, L A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^d NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Limbic encephalitis; voltage gated potassium channel antibodies

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ANTIBODY;

AGED; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMBIC ENCEPHALITIS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED;

EID: 34648824690     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01924.x     Document Type: Letter

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