Polyneuritis cranialis presenting with anti-GQ1b IgG antibody

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 125-126

  Edvardsson, Bengt ^a   Persson, Staffan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anti ganglioside antibody; Anti GQ1b; Cranial neuropathy; Guillain Barre syndrome; Polyneuritis cranialis

Indexed keywords

GQ1B ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYNEURITIS CRANIALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AUTOANTIBODIES; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GANGLIOSIDES; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURITIS;

EID: 67349206126     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.02.340     Document Type: Article

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