Chronic ataxic neuropathy mimicking dorsal midbrain syndrome

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1276-1277

  Arbogast, S D ^a   Khanna, S ^a   Koonfz, D W ^a   Tomsak, R L ^a   Katirji, B ^a   Leigh, R J ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD AGGLUTININ; GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PARAPROTEIN; RITUXIMAB; AUTOANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE; GANGLIOSIDE, GD1B; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC ATAXIC NEUROPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROPATHY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ATAXIA; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; IMMUNOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PARAPROTEINEMIA; SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; AUTOANTIBODIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GAIT ATAXIA; GANGLIOSIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; PLASMA EXCHANGE; SYNDROME;

EID: 35748949876     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.120444     Document Type: Article

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