Neuropathy with anti-disialosyl IgM antibodies and multifocal persistent motor conduction blocks

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 700-702

  Ahdab, R ^a   Lefaucheur, J P ^a   Malapert, D ^a   Touze, E ^b   Caudie, C ^c   Andre C ^a   Creange A ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD AGGLUTININ; GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GD 1B ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GD 3 ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GQ 1B ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GT 1B ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AUTOANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SIALOGANGLIOSIDES;

ADULT; AREFLEXIA; ARM WEAKNESS; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISTAL PARESTHESIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND PARESTHESIA; HUMAN; LETTER; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD; FOLLOW UP; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEURITIS; PARESTHESIA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT ATAXIA; GANGLIOSIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PARESTHESIA;

EID: 66149117027     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.157065     Document Type: Letter

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