Central hypoventilation as the presenting symptom in Hu associated paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1143-1145

  Gómez Choco, Manuel J ^a   Zarranz, Juan J ^b   Saiz, Albert ^a   Forcadas, María I ^b   Graus, Francesc ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HU ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; ELAVL4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; HU ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; INTUBATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARANEOPLASTIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; FATALITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HU PARANEOPLASTIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, NERVOUS SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL;

EID: 34848869377     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.117994     Document Type: Article

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