Seroconversion of anti-GM1 antibodies in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 755-756

  Haggiag, S ^a   Steiner Birmanns, B ^a   Wirguin, I ^b   Sicsic, C ^a   Brenner, T ^a   Steiner, I ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; GANGLIOSIDE GM1 ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION;

EID: 4143100218     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000134709.82830.12     Document Type: Article

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