Cyclosporin Treatment in Three Children With Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Neuropathy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-225

  Hergüner, M Özlem ^a   Incecik, Faruk ^a   Altunbaşak, Şakir ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYCLOSPORINE; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; MALE; POLYNEUROPATHIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67949123306     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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