EFNS guidelines for the use of intravenous immunoglobulin in treatment of neurological diseases: EFNS task force on the use of intravenous immunoglobulin in treatment of neurological diseases

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 893-908

  Elovaara, I ^a   Apostolski, S ^b   Van Doorn, P ^c   Gilhus, N E ^d   Hietaharju, A ^a   Honkaniemi, J ^e   Van Schaik, I N ^f   Scolding, N ^g   Soelberg Sorensen P ^h   Udd, B ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^h Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Balo's concentric sclerosis; Childhood refractory epilepsy; Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; Dermatomyositis; Guillain Barr syndrome; Intravenous immunoglobulin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSPNEA; EPILEPSY; FEVER; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOMODULATION; INJECTION SITE ERYTHEMA; INJECTION SITE PAIN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MENINGISM; MONONEUROPATHY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STIFF MAN SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VOMITING;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PARANEOPLASTIC POLYNEUROPATHY; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; PLASMA EXCHANGE;

EID: 49549114260     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02246.x     Document Type: Review

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