Are anti-ganglioside antibodies of clinical value in multifocal motor neuropathy?

Neurology

Volumn 75, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 1950-1951

  Gooch, Clifton L ^a   Amato, Anthony A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GM1 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

EDITORIAL; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78650013785     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181ff94e6     Document Type: Editorial

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