Anti-Hu-associated brainstem encephalitis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 404-407

  Saiz, A ^a   Bruna, J ^b   Stourac, P ^c   Vigliani, M C ^d   Giometto, B ^e   Grisold, W ^f   Honnorat, J ^g   Psimaras, D ^h   Voltz, R ⁱ   Graus, F ^a,j  

^a Hospital C lánic   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d Department of Neuroscienze ^*  (Italy)

^e CA FONCELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^g INSERM   (France)

^h PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^j HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HU ANTIBODY; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HU ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIAL NERVE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; MALE; MEDULLARY SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PARALYSIS; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PARESIS; PLEOCYTOSIS; PONS ANGLE; PONTINE SYNDROME; PONTO MESENCEPHALIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOLOGY; PONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HU PARANEOPLASTIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, NERVOUS SYSTEM; PONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64749085240     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.158246     Document Type: Article

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