Stiff-three limbs syndrome

Movement Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 311-312

  Teive, Hélio A G ^a   Munhoz, Renato P ^a   Cardoso, Juliana ^a   Amaral, Vanice C G ^a   Werneck, Lineu C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STIFF MAN SYNDROME; STIFF THREE LIMBS SYNDROME; VIRAL UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; CHILD; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; REMISSION INDUCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 61649117363     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.22344     Document Type: Article

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