Acute sensory ataxic neuropathy with antibodies to GD1b and GQ1b gangliosides and prompt recovery

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-268

  Notturno, Francesca ^a   Caporale, Christina M ^a   Uncini, Antonino ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acute sensory ataxic neuropathy; Anti ganglioside antibodies; Campylobacter jejuni infection; Guillain Barr syndrome

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GD 1B; GANGLIOSIDE GQ 1B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NEUROPATHY;

ATAXIA; FEMALE; GANGLIOSIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 38949086799     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20875     Document Type: Article

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