Long-term evolution of anti-ganglioside antibody levels in patient with chronic dysimmune neuropathy under IVIg therapy

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 181, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 141-144

  Matà, Sabrina ^a   Borsini, Walter ^a   Caldini, Annalucia ^a   De Scisciolo, Giuseppe ^a   Piacentini, Silvia ^a   Taiuti, Rosanna ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti ganglioside antibodies; Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; Follow up; Intravenous immunoglobulins; Multifocal motor neuropathy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANGLIOSIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34648851888     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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