Screening for antecedent Campylobacter jejuni infections and anti-ganglioside antibodies in idiopathic neuralgic amyotrophy

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-156

  Van Eijk, Jeroen J J ^a   Van Alfen, Nens ^a   Tio Gillen, Anne P ^b   Maas, Marijke ^c   Herbrink, Paul ^c   Portier, Ruben P ^d   Van Doorn, Pieter A ^b   Van Engelen, Baziel G M ^a   Jacobs, Bart C ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Department of Neurology ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE GM1 ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN; GANGLIOSIDE;

BIOPSY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CAMPYLOBACTER ENTERITIS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC NEURALGIC AMYOTROPHY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GANGLIOSIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY;

EID: 80054864095     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: 15298027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2011.00339.x     Document Type: Letter

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